Ikaros

Name: Ikaros
Author: Matt Ellis

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

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Sans Serifby Matt Ellis76% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Ikaros

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Ikaros, including combinations with Mess, Kabinett Fraktur and Giga.

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

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Ikaros 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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Ikaros Editorial Specimen

Ikaros in Editorial Context

Ikaros is a sans serif typeface by Matt Ellis suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Matt Ellis

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Ikaros Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Ikaros Specimen

Ikaros

Ikaros is a sans serif typeface by Matt Ellis built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Ikaros— sans serif typeface

IkarosBy Matt Ellis

IkarosTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Ikaros Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Body Text with Ikaros

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

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

When setting Ikaros 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Ikaros in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Ikaros

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Ikaros's Details

Matt Ellis

Sans Serif

Open Source

Ikaros typeface embodies minimalist geometric grotesk principles through carefully proportioned letterforms stripped to essentials. Matt Ellis's modern approach delivers clean, contemporary forms suited to tech branding, editorial design, and corporate communications. The grotesk foundation provides neutral professionalism while geometric construction ensures visual consistency. Ikaros's minimalist character allows content to lead without typographic distraction. Interface design, presentation templates, and brand identity systems benefit from its versatile restraint. Pair with a contrasting serif like Libre Baskerville to add warmth and textural variety in editorial contexts.

Ikaros was created by Matt Ellis. 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, Ikaros 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.

Ikaros 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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Best Ways to Use Ikaros

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In Context

Ikaros Typography

Ikaros

Character Set

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Body Text with Ikaros

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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