Kompakt

Name: Kompakt
Author: Jaume Mercader

Kompakt delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Jaume Mercader56% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Kompakt

Best Font Pairings for Kompakt

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Kompakt, including combinations with Psychedelic Cowboy, Fraunces and Zogkari.

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

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

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In Context

Kompakt Specimen Gallery

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Kompakt Editorial Specimen

Kompakt in Editorial Context

Kompakt is a sans serif typeface by Jaume Mercader suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Jaume Mercader

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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

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Kompakt Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Kompakt Specimen

Kompakt

Kompakt is a sans serif typeface by Jaume Mercader built for display contexts.

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Kompakt— sans serif typeface

KompaktBy Jaume Mercader

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Kompakt 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

Reading Text in Kompakt

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

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

When setting Kompakt 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Kompakt

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Kompakt CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Kompakt

Jaume Mercader

Sans Serif

Open Source

Kompakt Typeface font is a clean condensed minimalist family by Jaume Mercader designed for space-efficient contemporary applications. This family brings refined condensed typography to editorial design and responsive layouts. Kompakt's minimalist proportions and clean construction create elegant efficiency. Particularly suited for magazine design and navigation systems. Works at various sizes. Pairs with wider fonts for body text.

Kompakt was created by Jaume Mercader. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Kompakt features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding, signage, and information design.

Kompakt is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Kompakt

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

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Best Ways to Use Kompakt

Best Font Pairings for Kompakt

Test Kompakt Font Pairings Live

In Context

Kompakt Typography

Kompakt

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Kompakt

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

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