Journal

Name: Journal
Author: Fontourist

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

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Handwritingby Fontourist66% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Journal

Best Font Pairings for Journal

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Journal, including combinations with Karma, Noto Sans Limbu and Capsuula.

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

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Test Journal Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Journal 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

Journal 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 Journal

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

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

When setting Journal 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Journal in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Journal

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Journal

Fontourist

Handwriting

Open Source

Journal is a free font from Fontourist.

Journal was created by Fontourist. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Journal features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for greeting cards and informal stationery.

Journal 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.

Journal

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Journal

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

Classification

Handwriting analysis. Typographic analysis places Journal within the Scripts (Casual / Handwritten) tradition, characterized by Disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and Irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. Handwriting fonts gained popularity in the 1990s digital type boom, offering an approachable alternative to formal scripts. Key technical strength: randomization features for natural variation per glyph.

Journal

Best Ways to Use Journal

Best Font Pairings for Journal

Test Journal Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Journal

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

Journal: Accessibility Considerations

Journal's Legibility

Journal Reading Performance

Visual Comfort with Journal

Journal Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Journal

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions