Killam

Name: Killam
Author: Stephen Nixon

Killam offers versatile typography with carefully balanced proportions for diverse design applications.

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Slab Serifby Stephen Nixon76% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

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Best Font Pairings for Killam

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Killam, including combinations with Cohaerentia, Jones and Badd Mono.

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

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

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Killam in Editorial Context

Killam is a slab serif typeface by Stephen Nixon suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Stephen Nixon

Typeface Designer • Slab Serif

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

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

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

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Killam Typography

A slab serif typeface for UI components.

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Killam Specimen

Killam

Killam is a slab serif typeface by Stephen Nixon built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSlab Serif Typeface

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Killam— slab serif typeface

KillamBy Stephen Nixon

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Killam Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Body Text with Killam

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

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

When setting Killam 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Killam Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Killam in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Design of Killam

Stephen Nixon

Slab Serif

Open Source

Killam font is an old-style slab-serif by Stephen Nixon designed for distinctive text applications with historical character. This refined typeface delivers classical warmth suited for literary publishing, cultural magazines, and editorial design seeking old-style slab-serif distinction. Killam brings measured elegance appropriate for fiction, art journalism, and heritage brand narratives where historical proportions add subtle refinement. The old-style influences distinguish it from geometric or western slab-serifs. Designers seeking refined old-style slab-serifs will appreciate Killam's classical character. Pairs naturally with humanist sans-serifs for contemporary publication design.

Killam was crafted by Stephen Nixon. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Slab Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Mechanistic classification, Killam features unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for headlines and display typography requiring punch.

Killam 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.

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Best Ways to Use Killam

Best Font Pairings for Killam

Test Killam Font Pairings Live

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Killam Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Killam

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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