Jalembe

Name: Jalembe
Author: Syaf Rizal

Jalembe captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Syaf Rizal76% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Jalembe

Best Font Pairings for Jalembe

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Jalembe, including combinations with Zebrarzil, Andada and Gothic №60.

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 Jalembe with any font combination in real-time, optimized for handwriting characteristics.

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

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Character Set

Jalembe Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Jalembe Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Jalembe 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Jalembe

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Jalembe in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Jalembe's Design

Syaf Rizal

Handwriting

Open Source

Jalembe font is a handwriting typeface with cartoon funny letterforms and playful Indonesian character. The hand-drawn strokes create entertaining presence suited for Indonesian entertainment content. This typeface excels in Indonesian entertainment branding, cartoon funny graphics, playful regional materials, and Indonesian entertainment content where regional playfulness matters. The funny quality makes Jalembe effective for approachable Indonesian entertainment design. Designers creating Indonesian entertainment products, playful regional materials, or funny local content will find this typeface delivers appropriate Indonesian charm. Pairs naturally with bold colorful faces for cohesive Indonesian entertainment design systems.

Jalembe comes from the work of Syaf Rizal. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Jalembe features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

Jalembe 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.

Jalembe

Jalembe

Best Ways to Use Jalembe

Best Font Pairings for Jalembe

Test Jalembe Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Jalembe Used As Body Text

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

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Jalembe Accessibility Profile

Legibility Analysis: Jalembe

How Readable is Jalembe?

Jalembe: Comfort in Extended Reading

Jalembe Accessibility Recommendations

Getting the Most from Jalembe

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

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