Grave Presse

Name: Grave Presse
Author: Loris Espitalier

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

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Sans Serifby Loris Espitalier76% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Grave Presse

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Grave Presse, including combinations with La Cerchia, Nevermind Display and Kabinett Fraktur.

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

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Grave Presse Editorial Specimen

Grave Presse in Editorial Context

Grave Presse is a sans serif typeface by Loris Espitalier suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Loris Espitalier

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Grave Presse 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 Grave Presse supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Loris Espitalier, Grave Presse balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Grave Presse Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Grave Presse Specimen

Grave Presse

Grave Presse is a sans serif typeface by Loris Espitalier built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Grave Presse— sans serif typeface

Grave PresseBy Loris Espitalier

Grave PresseTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Grave Presse Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Grave Presse for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Grave Presse 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.

Grave Presse 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	Grave Presse delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Grave Presse italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Grave Presse bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Grave Presse typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Grave Presse typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Grave Presse'; }

Quick Start

Using Grave Presse in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Grave Presse in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Grave Presse: A Closer Look

Loris Espitalier

Sans Serif

Open Source

Grave Presse font is a bold retro grotesk sans-serif channeling vintage newspaper aesthetics for editorial design applications. This distinctive typeface evokes classic print journalism through strong weight and period-appropriate details, suitable for magazines, publishing, and brands embracing editorial heritage. Grave Presse works beautifully for headlines, mastheads, and editorial layouts celebrating print tradition. Particularly suited for newspapers, journals, and media brands. Pairs with classic text faces for authentic editorial systems.

Grave Presse was designed by Loris Espitalier. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Grave Presse features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

Grave Presse is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Grave Presse Typography

Grave Presse

Character Set

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Grave Presse for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

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