Jesss Dead

Name: Jesss Dead
Author: Tho Hong

Jesss Dead brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Tho Hong86% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

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Best Font Pairings for Jesss Dead

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Jesss Dead, including combinations with Ncs Rogueland Slab, Orbix and Whois Mono.

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Jesss Dead in Editorial Context

Jesss Dead is a serif typeface by Tho Hong suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

Jesss Dead demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Jesss Dead supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Tho Hong, Jesss Dead balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Jesss Dead Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Jesss Dead Specimen

Jesss Dead

Jesss Dead is a serif typeface by Tho Hong built for display contexts.

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Jesss Dead— serif typeface

Jesss DeadBy Tho Hong

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Jesss Dead Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text with Jesss Dead

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

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

When setting Jesss Dead 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Jesss Dead'; }

Quick Start

Jesss Dead Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Jesss Dead in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Jesss Dead: History & Characteristics

Tho Hong

Serif

Open Source

Jesss Dead serif typeface delivers contemporary, elegant forms through fashion-forward modern construction suited to stylish display applications. Tho Hong's design creates sophisticated character for lifestyle branding, fashion editorial, and premium positioning. The elegant proportions add refinement while modern details maintain current relevance. Jesss Dead's fashion aesthetic appeals to beauty brands, boutique retail, and aspirational publishing. Display sizes showcase the typeface's stylish character. Pair with a clean sans-serif for legible body text.

Jesss Dead comes from the work of Tho Hong. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Jesss Dead features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for brand identities conveying authority and heritage.

Jesss Dead 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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Jesss Dead Typography

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Body Text with Jesss Dead

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

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Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

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