Joan

Name: Joan
Author: Joan Barjau

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

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Serifby Joan Barjau88% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Joan, including combinations with Lato, Montserrat and Merriweather.

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 Joan with any font combination in real-time, optimized for serif characteristics.

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

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Joan Editorial Specimen

Joan in Editorial Context

Joan is a serif typeface by Joan Barjau suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Joan Barjau

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Joan Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Joan Specimen

Joan

Joan is a serif typeface by Joan Barjau built for display contexts.

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Joan— serif typeface

JoanBy Joan Barjau

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Joan Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Joan Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Joan 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Joan Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Joan';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Joan');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Joan CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Joan

Joan Barjau

Serif

Open Source

Joan establishes systematic design and refined neutrality, making it well-suited for print publications. Its stroke contrast and decorative terminals contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for editorial design and formal documents, Joan adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, and Norweg....

Joan comes from the work of Joan Barjau. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Joan features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography.

Joan is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Joan

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

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Best Ways to Use Joan

Best Font Pairings for Joan

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In Context

Joan Typography

Joan

Character Set

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Joan Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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