Lacquer

Name: Lacquer
Author: Kimmy Kirkwood

Lacquer commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Kimmy Kirkwood45% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Lacquer

Best Font Pairings for Lacquer

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Lacquer, including combinations with Jost, Laila and St Martin.

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

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Test Lacquer Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Lacquer with any font combination in real-time, optimized for display characteristics.

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

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Lacquer Specimen Gallery

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Lacquer Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Lacquer Specimen

Lacquer

Lacquer is a display typeface by Kimmy Kirkwood built for display contexts.

2 WeightsDisplay Typeface

Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Lacquer

LACQUER

LACQUERTYPE

Tagline Pairings

Lacquer— display typeface

LacquerBy Kimmy Kirkwood

LacquerTYPE

UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Lacquer Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Lacquer for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Lacquer 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Lacquer in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Lacquer';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lacquer');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Code Snippets for Lacquer

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Lacquer's Details

Kimmy Kirkwood

Display

Open Source

Lacquer brings creative expression and unique character, making it well-suited for logos. Its artistic expression and bold presence contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for headlines and brand identities, Lacquer adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Lacquer font supports the Latin script, covering a range of Western European languages..

Lacquer was created by Kimmy Kirkwood. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Lacquer features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for event posters and promotional materials.

Lacquer 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 Lacquer

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

Lacquer

Best Ways to Use Lacquer

Best Font Pairings for Lacquer

Test Lacquer Font Pairings Live

In Context

Lacquer Typography

Lacquer

Character Set

Type Scale

Lacquer for Paragraphs

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

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Lacquer

Lacquer Legibility Characteristics

How Readable is Lacquer?

Lacquer for Long-Form Content

Lacquer Accessibility Recommendations

Best Practices for Using Lacquer

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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