Ledger

Name: Ledger
Author: Denis Masharov

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

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Serifby Denis Masharov92% Accessible

Characters646

Glyphs775

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Ledger, including combinations with Montserrat, Merriweather and Libre Baskerville.

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 Ledger with any font combination in real-time, optimized for 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

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Ledger Editorial Specimen

Ledger in Editorial Context

Ledger is a serif typeface by Denis Masharov suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Denis Masharov

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Ledger Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Ledger Specimen

Ledger

Ledger is a serif typeface by Denis Masharov built for display contexts.

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Ledger— serif typeface

LedgerBy Denis Masharov

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Ledger Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Ledger Body Typography

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

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

When setting Ledger 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Ledger

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Ledger

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Ledger's Details

Denis Masharov

Serif

Open Source

Within the serif typeface family, Ledger demonstrates calligraphic influence and organic warmth, making it well-suited for editorial design. Its stroke contrast and classical proportions contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for editorial design and print publications, Ledger adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The font supports Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts, accommodating a wide range of languages within....

Ledger was designed by Denis Masharov. Known for sans-serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Ledger's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Ledger 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.

Ledger is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, 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 Ledger

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

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Ledger 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: 92). Ledger delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles. Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print.

Design Heritage

Designed by Denis Masharov. Known for sans-serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Ledger's letterform construction and spacing rhythm across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Ledger

Ledger falls within the Classicals typeface, drawn from 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 academic papers and legal documents. TypeSmith catalogs Ledger in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Ledger

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Ledger 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

Accessibility Overview for Ledger

Ledger 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.

Ledger's Legibility

Ledger 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.

Ledger in Context: 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.

Ledger for Long-Form Content

Ledger 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.

Ledger Accessibility Recommendations

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

Ledger Usage Guidelines

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 Ledger. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Ledger in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

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Available on Google Fonts

4 weights available for download

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Available Weights

400

Regular

400

Regular Italic

700

Bold

700

Bold Italic

Weight Reference

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Internationalization

Ledger Language Coverage

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

The font supports Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts, accommodating a wide range of languages within these alphabetic systems.

Legal

License Type

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.

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

Ledger

Best Ways to Use Ledger

Best Font Pairings for Ledger

Test Ledger Font Pairings Live

In Context

Ledger Typography

Ledger

Character Set

Type Scale

Ledger Body Typography

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

Accessibility Overview for Ledger

Ledger's Legibility

Ledger in Context: Readability

Ledger for Long-Form Content

Ledger Accessibility Recommendations

Ledger Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Ledger

Best Ways to Use Ledger

Best Font Pairings for Ledger

Test Ledger Font Pairings Live

In Context

Ledger Typography

Ledger

Character Set

Type Scale

Ledger Body Typography

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

Accessibility Overview for Ledger

Ledger's Legibility

Ledger in Context: Readability

Ledger for Long-Form Content

Ledger Accessibility Recommendations

Ledger Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference