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Howard Type

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

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Sans Serifby Qualitype74% Accessible
Characters456
Glyphs547
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Howard Type

01

Best Font Pairings for Howard Type

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Howard Type, including combinations with Eidyn, Winks and Marta.

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

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02

Test Howard Type Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Howard Type 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

Howard Type Specimen Gallery

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Howard Type Editorial Specimen

Howard Type in Editorial Context

Howard Type is a sans serif typeface by Qualitype suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Qualitype

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Howard Type Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

Active2 weights available
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Howard Type Specimen

Howard Type

Howard Type is a sans serif typeface by Qualitype built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Howard Type
Howard Type
HOWARD TYPE
HOWARD TYPETYPE
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Tagline Pairings

Howard Type— sans serif typeface
Howard TypeBy Qualitype
Howard TypeTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Howard Type Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Howard Type Heading Hierarchy

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

Body Text with Howard Type

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

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

When setting Howard Type 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.

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Howard Type in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Howard Type

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Howard Type

Qualitype
Sans Serif
Open Source

Howard Type Typeface font is a classic geometric grotesk family by Qualitype designed for logo and brand applications. This family brings clean geometric structure with vintage sensibility. Howard Type's geometric proportions and classic approach work for wordmarks and headlines. Particularly suited for heritage-forward contemporary brands. Works at logo and display sizes. Pairs with complementary text fonts.

Howard Type was created by Qualitype. 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, Howard Type 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.

Howard Type is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Howard Type

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Howard Type 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: 74). Howard Type performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Qualitype. The designer's attention to glyph proportions and optical balance produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Howard Type

Howard Type is classified as a Lineal typeface, rooted 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 wayfinding, signage, and information design. TypeSmith catalogs Howard Type in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available
3 curated pairings for Howard Type
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

74
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Howard Type Accessibility Profile

Howard Type achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Howard Type Legibility Characteristics

Howard Type 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.

Readability Profile: Howard Type

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.

Howard Type's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

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

Howard Type Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Howard Type

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 Howard Type. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Howard Type in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Howard Type Font Files

Available Weights

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

Weight Reference

Aa
100
Aa
200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
900

Internationalization

Language Support

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 229 glyphs covering Latin. 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

Font License Details

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.

Howard Type 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 Howard Type ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.