Labor Union

Name: Labor Union
Author: McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE

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

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Serifby McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE86% Accessible

Characters712

Glyphs854

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Labor Union Editorial Specimen

Labor Union in Editorial Context

Labor Union is a serif typeface by McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

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

Designed by McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE, Labor Union balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Labor Union Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Labor Union Specimen

Labor Union

Labor Union is a serif typeface by McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE built for display contexts.

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Labor Union

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Labor Union— serif typeface

Labor UnionBy McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE

Labor UnionTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Labor Union Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

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Body Copy

Body Text with Labor Union

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

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

When setting Labor Union 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Labor Union'; }

Quick Start

Labor Union Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Labor Union CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Labor Union

McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE

Serif

Open Source

Labor Union is a free font from McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE.

Labor Union was created by McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Labor Union features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Labor Union is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Labor Union

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

Classification

Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Labor Union within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 86). Labor Union performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts. Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print.

Design Heritage

Designed by McLetters HAND-MADE TYPE. The designer's attention to glyph proportions and optical balance produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Labor Union

Labor Union is classified as a Classicals typeface, rooted in the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith catalogs Labor Union in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Labor Union

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Labor Union based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

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Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Using Labor Union Accessibly

Labor Union scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Labor Union's Legibility

Labor Union draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Labor Union's Readability

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Labor Union's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Labor Union 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.

Labor Union Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Labor Union. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Labor Union at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

Design Tips for Labor Union

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Labor Union. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Labor Union in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

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Available Weights

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Internationalization

Supported Scripts & Languages

Extended Latin Coverage

Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

English
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
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Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
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This font encodes 462 glyphs covering Latin and Cyrillic. 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

Labor Union 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.

Labor Union 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 Labor Union ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'labor-union': ['Labor Union', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-labor-union">Your text here</p>

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Best Ways to Use Labor Union

Best Font Pairings for Labor Union

Test Labor Union Font Pairings Live

In Context

Labor Union Typography

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Character Set

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Body Text with Labor Union

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

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Using Labor Union Accessibly

Labor Union's Legibility

Labor Union's Readability

Labor Union's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Labor Union Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Labor Union

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Labor Union

Best Ways to Use Labor Union

Best Font Pairings for Labor Union

Test Labor Union Font Pairings Live

In Context

Labor Union Typography

Labor Union

Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Labor Union

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

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Using Labor Union Accessibly

Labor Union's Legibility

Labor Union's Readability

Labor Union's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Labor Union Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Labor Union

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference