Gincu

Name: Gincu
Author: Fikry Alfatih

Gincu captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Fikry Alfatih64% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Gincu

Best Font Pairings for Gincu

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Gincu, including combinations with Woodchuck, Galhau Display and Dosmilcatorce.

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

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Test Gincu Font Pairings Live

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

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

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Character Set

Gincu Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Gincu

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

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

When setting Gincu 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.

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

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Gincu delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Gincu italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Gincu bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Gincu typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Gincu typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Gincu'; }

Quick Start

Using Gincu in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Gincu

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Gincu', 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        'gincu': ['Gincu', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-gincu">Your text here</p>

About

About Gincu

Fikry Alfatih

Handwriting

Open Source

Gincu font is a handwriting typeface with casual chalkboard letterforms that write with dusty, hand-drawn authenticity. Each character displays chalk-like texture with classroom warmth that suggests blackboard notes and cafe menu boards. This chalkboard style suits restaurant menus, educational content, and designs requiring handwritten character with chalky texture. The chalkboard aesthetic communicates casual, changeable messaging. For designers creating menu or educational content, Gincu delivers appropriate chalk warmth. Complements dark backgrounds with chalk-colored type.

Gincu was crafted by Fikry Alfatih. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Gincu features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for personal branding and lifestyle blogs.

Gincu is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Gincu

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

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Best Ways to Use Gincu

Best Font Pairings for Gincu

Test Gincu Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Gincu

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

Design Heritage

Overview

Categories

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Inclusive Design

Gincu Accessibility Profile

Gincu Legibility Characteristics

Gincu in Context: Readability

Eye Strain Considerations for Gincu

Gincu Accessibility Recommendations

Working with Gincu: Best Practices

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

Restrictions