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Lexend Exa

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

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Sans Serifby Thomas Jockin91% Accessible
Characters646
Glyphs775
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Lexend Exa

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Best Font Pairings for Lexend Exa

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Lexend Exa, including combinations with Alegreya, Merriweather and Lora.

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

Explore 3 Pairings for Lexend Exa
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Test Lexend Exa Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Lexend Exa with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans 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

Lexend Exa Specimen Gallery

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Lexend Exa Editorial Specimen

Lexend Exa in Editorial Context

Lexend Exa is a sans serif typeface by Thomas Jockin suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Thomas Jockin

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Lexend Exa Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Lexend Exa Specimen

Lexend Exa

Lexend Exa is a sans serif typeface by Thomas Jockin built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Lexend Exa
LEXEND EXA
LEXEND EXATYPE
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Tagline Pairings

Lexend Exa— sans serif typeface
Lexend ExaBy Thomas Jockin
Lexend ExaTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Lexend Exa Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Display Sizes for Lexend Exa

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

Lexend Exa Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Lexend Exa 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.

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

Quick Start

Lexend Exa Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Lexend Exa

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Lexend Exa's Design

Thomas Jockin
Sans Serif
Open Source

Lexend Exa balances precise geometry and structured forms, making it well-suited for mobile applications. Its modern aesthetic and no decorative strokes contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for web content and digital interfaces, Lexend Exa adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Lexend Exa font supports a wide range of languages, including those that use Latin, Cyrillic, an....

Lexend Exa comes from the work of Thomas Jockin. Known for sans-serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Lexend Exa's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Lexend Exa features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Lexend Exa 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.

Lexend Exa

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Lexend Exa

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Lexend Exa within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 91). Lexend Exa maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments. Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Thomas Jockin. Known for sans-serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Lexend Exa's letterform construction and spacing rhythm across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Lexend Exa

Lexend Exa embodies the Lineal typeface, grounded in the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements. TypeSmith features Lexend Exa in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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Accessibility & Usability

91
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Features of Lexend Exa

Lexend Exa scores in the excellent accessibility tier, making it well-suited for body text, UI labels, and long-form reading across devices. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Lexend Exa's Legibility

Lexend Exa draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Lexend Exa Reading Performance

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Lexend Exa for Long-Form Content

Lexend Exa provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Lexend Exa Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Lexend Exa Effectively

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Lexend Exa. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Lexend Exa in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

Get the Font

Download Lexend Exa

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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100
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200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
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600
Aa
700
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800
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900

Internationalization

Lexend Exa Multilingual 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

The Lexend Exa font supports a wide range of languages, including those that use Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts, making it versatile for global use in various linguistic contexts.

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.

Lexend Exa 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 Lexend Exa ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.