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  5. Gidole

Gidole

Gidole delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Andreas Larsen86% Accessible
Characters590
Glyphs708
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Gidole

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Best Font Pairings for Gidole

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Gidole, including combinations with MuseoModerno, Almendra Display and Kiwi Maru.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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Test Gidole Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Gidole with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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In Context

Gidole Specimen Gallery

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Gidole Editorial Specimen

Gidole in Editorial Context

Gidole is a sans serif typeface by Andreas Larsen suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Andreas Larsen

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Gidole demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Gidole supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Andreas Larsen, Gidole balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Gidole Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Gidole Specimen

Gidole

Gidole is a sans serif typeface by Andreas Larsen built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

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Tagline Pairings

Gidole— sans serif typeface
GidoleBy Andreas Larsen
GidoleTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Gidole Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Display Sizes for Gidole

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Gidole primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Gidole section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Gidole subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Gidole content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Gidole minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Gidole smallest heading
Font SizeWeightLine Height
Body Copy

Gidole Body Typography

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Gidole, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Gidole demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Gidole for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Gidole small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxGidole delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxGidole italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxGidole bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxGidole typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxGidole typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Gidole'; }

Quick Start

Adding Gidole to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Gidole:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Gidole:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Gidole';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Gidole:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Code Snippets for Gidole

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Gidole', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Gidole', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'gidole': ['Gidole', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-gidole">Your text here</p>

About

Inside Gidole

Andreas Larsen
Sans Serif
Open Source

Gidole is a free font from Andreas Larsen.

Gidole was crafted by Andreas Larsen. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Gidole features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Gidole is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Gidole

TypeSmith evaluates every font across classification, accessibility, and design heritage. This analysis helps designers understand Gidole's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Gidole within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 86). Gidole performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts. Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Andreas Larsen. The designer's attention to character shaping and weight distribution produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Gidole

Gidole represents a Lineal typeface, grounded in the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements. TypeSmith catalogs Gidole in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available
3 curated pairings for Gidole
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

86
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Features of Gidole

Gidole scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Gidole's Legibility

Gidole draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

How Readable is Gidole?

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Gidole's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Gidole provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Gidole Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Gidole. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Gidole at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

Working with Gidole: Best Practices

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Gidole. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Gidole in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

Get the Font

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Available Weights

400
Regular
Local
400
Regular Italic
Local
700
Bold
Local
700
Bold Italic
Local

Weight Reference

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100
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400
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600
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700
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800
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900

Internationalization

Gidole Language Coverage

Extended Latin Coverage
Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Dutch

Nordic

  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic

Central European

  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovak

Baltic

  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

This font encodes 565 glyphs covering Latin and Greek. Latin coverage extends past the basic ASCII set into Latin Extended, so Central and Eastern European languages set correctly. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Gidole License Information

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1
Free for personal and commercial use
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What you can do

  • Personal projects
  • Commercial projects
  • Web embedding
  • App embedding
  • Modification
  • Redistribution

Restrictions

  • Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Gidole is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Gidole ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.