Helius

Name: Helius
Author: Idan Shadi

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

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Sans Serifby Idan Shadi80% Accessible

Characters343

Glyphs412

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Best Font Pairings for Helius

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Helius, including combinations with Buche Serif, Le Bougre and Widebody.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Helius 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

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Helius Editorial Specimen

Helius in Editorial Context

Helius is a sans serif typeface by Idan Shadi suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Idan Shadi

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Helius Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Helius Specimen

Helius

Helius is a sans serif typeface by Idan Shadi built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Helius— sans serif typeface

HeliusBy Idan Shadi

HeliusTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Helius Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Helius

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

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

When setting Helius 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Helius to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Helius

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Helius: History & Characteristics

Idan Shadi

Sans Serif

Open Source

Helius Typeface font is a geometric grotesk family by Idan Shadi with Hebrew support for Israeli and international applications. This basic family brings clean geometric structure to Hebrew and Latin brand identities. Helius's balanced proportions work across both scripts. Particularly valuable for Israeli tech companies and bilingual communications. The family provides weight options. Works for interfaces and brand materials. Pairs with complementary fonts.

Helius was crafted by Idan Shadi. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Helius features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Helius is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, 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 Helius

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

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Best Ways to Use Helius

Best Font Pairings for Helius

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In Context

Helius Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Helius

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

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Helius: Accessibility Considerations

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