Imperial

Name: Imperial
Author: Backpacker

Imperial commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Backpacker59% Accessible

Characters390

Glyphs468

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Imperial

Best Font Pairings for Imperial

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Imperial, including combinations with Cossette Texte, Spline Sans and Shadower.

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

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Test Imperial Font Pairings Live

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

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

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In Context

Imperial Specimen Gallery

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Imperial Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Imperial Specimen

Imperial

Imperial is a display typeface by Backpacker built for display contexts.

2 WeightsDisplay Typeface

Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Imperial

IMPERIAL

IMPERIALTYPE

Tagline Pairings

Imperial— display typeface

ImperialBy Backpacker

ImperialTYPE

UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Imperial 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 Imperial

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

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

When setting Imperial 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Imperial in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Imperial

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Imperial

Backpacker

Display

Open Source

Imperial Typeface font is a display family featuring clean condensed grotesque construction with extended Greek support for commanding authority aesthetics. The refined letterforms project imperial power suitable for prestigious branding, authority applications, and design projects celebrating imperial typography. Family structure enables comprehensive hierarchy while condensed grotesque forms add commanding character. Effective for luxury brands, prestigious institutions, and authority communications.

Imperial was created by Backpacker. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Imperial features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for event posters and promotional materials.

Imperial is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Imperial

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Imperial

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

Imperial

Best Ways to Use Imperial

Best Font Pairings for Imperial

Test Imperial Font Pairings Live

In Context

Imperial Typography

Imperial

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Imperial

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

Imperial: Accessibility Considerations

Imperial's Legibility

Imperial's Readability

Imperial: Comfort in Extended Reading

Imperial Accessibility Recommendations

Imperial Usage Guidelines

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

Restrictions