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  5. Korrin

Korrin

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

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Slab Serifby Qualitype80% Accessible
Characters456
Glyphs547
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Korrin

01

Best Font Pairings for Korrin

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Korrin, including combinations with Gfs Orpheus Sans, Arteks and Inria Sans.

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

Explore 3 Pairings for Korrin
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Test Korrin Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Korrin 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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In Context

Korrin Specimen Gallery

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Korrin Editorial Specimen

Korrin in Editorial Context

Korrin is a slab serif typeface by Qualitype suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Qualitype

Typeface Designer • Slab Serif

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

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

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Korrin Typography

A slab serif typeface for UI components.

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Korrin Specimen

Korrin

Korrin is a slab serif typeface by Qualitype built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSlab Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Tagline Pairings

Korrin— slab serif typeface
KorrinBy Qualitype
KorrinTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Korrin Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Korrin

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Korrin primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Korrin section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Korrin subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Korrin content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Korrin minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Korrin smallest heading
Font SizeWeightLine Height
Body Copy

Korrin Body Typography

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

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

When setting Korrin 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.

Korrin small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxKorrin delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxKorrin italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxKorrin bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxKorrin typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxKorrin typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Korrin'; }

Quick Start

How to Embed Korrin in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Korrin: A Closer Look

Qualitype
Slab Serif
Open Source

Korrin Typeface font is an art-deco art-nouveau classic vintage text slab-serif by Qualitype designed for refined period-appropriate reading applications. This comprehensive typeface family delivers early 20th-century character suited for vintage-styled publishing, heritage branding, and editorial design seeking authentic period text typography. Korrin brings classical warmth appropriate for literary magazines, boutique hotel materials, and nostalgic content requiring readable vintage type. The family coverage enables practical period typographic systems. Designers seeking vintage text slab-serifs with art-deco character will find Korrin delivers authentic period readability. Pairs effectively with geometric sans-serifs for retro-modern publication design.

Korrin was designed by Qualitype. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Slab Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Mechanistic classification, Korrin features unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding and signage systems.

Korrin 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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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Korrin

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

1

Classification

Slab Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Korrin within the Mechanistic (Slab Serif / Egyptienne) tradition, characterized by Unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and Low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight. Slab serifs emerged in early 19th-century British advertising type, pioneered by Vincent Figgins around 1815. Key technical strength: consistent rendering across screen resolutions.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 80). Korrin performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Qualitype. The designer's attention to letterform construction and spacing rhythm produces a Slab Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Korrin

Korrin falls within the Mechanistic typeface, drawn from the tradition where slab serifs emerged in early 19th-century British advertising type, pioneered by Vincent Figgins around 1815. Its distinctive unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight make it well-suited for wayfinding and signage systems. TypeSmith indexes Korrin in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Korrin
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Accessibility & Usability

80
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Features of Korrin

Korrin achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Monolinear slab designs reduce halation risk. Their sturdy structure aids recognition for readers with low vision or dyslexia.

Korrin Legibility Characteristics

Korrin draws legibility from its unbracketed or minimally bracketed rectangular serifs and low stroke contrast approaching monolinear weight. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Readability Profile: Korrin

The uniform stroke weight and blocky serifs maintain legibility at small sizes on screen. Geometric slabs perform well in UI contexts where clarity is paramount. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Eye Strain Considerations for Korrin

Korrin provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Korrin Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Korrin. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. For low-vision users, pair Korrin with high-contrast backgrounds and avoid setting below 18 px.

Best Practices for Using Korrin

Combine with humanist sans-serifs for warmth or with a contrasting Didone serif for editorial hierarchy. Avoid pairing with blackletter or heavy display faces. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Korrin. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Korrin in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights & Styles

Available Weights

400
Regular
Local
400
Regular Italic
Local
700
Bold
Local
700
Bold Italic
Local

Weight Reference

Aa
100
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300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
900

Internationalization

Language Support

Extended Latin Coverage
Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Dutch

Nordic

  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic

Central European

  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovak

Baltic

  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

This font encodes 229 glyphs covering Latin. Latin coverage extends past the basic ASCII set into Latin Extended, so Central and Eastern European languages set correctly. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Korrin License Information

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1
Free for personal and commercial use
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What you can do

  • Personal projects
  • Commercial projects
  • Web embedding
  • App embedding
  • Modification
  • Redistribution

Restrictions

  • Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Korrin is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Korrin ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.