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Lineyka

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

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Sans Serifby Ilya Kolobov76% Accessible
Characters512
Glyphs614
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Lineyka

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Best Font Pairings for Lineyka

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Lineyka, including combinations with Goth And Gothic, Mephistophjimenez and Rotunda Pommerania.

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

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Test Lineyka Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Lineyka 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

Lineyka Specimen Gallery

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Lineyka Editorial Specimen

Lineyka in Editorial Context

Lineyka is a sans serif typeface by Ilya Kolobov suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Ilya Kolobov

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Lineyka Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Lineyka Specimen

Lineyka

Lineyka is a sans serif typeface by Ilya Kolobov built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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LINEYKA
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Tagline Pairings

Lineyka— sans serif typeface
LineykaBy Ilya Kolobov
LineykaTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Lineyka Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Lineyka

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

Reading Text in Lineyka

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

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

When setting Lineyka 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.

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

Quick Start

Adding Lineyka to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Lineyka in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Lineyka

Ilya Kolobov
Sans Serif
Open Source

Lineyka font is a geometric sans-serif featuring Latin and Cyrillic support for clean modern multilingual typography. This straightforward typeface delivers practical utility across international markets through geometric precision, suitable for corporate communications and digital interfaces. Lineyka works effectively for technology products and business materials serving Eastern European markets. Particularly suited for software and enterprise applications. Pairs naturally with complementary faces.

Lineyka was created by Ilya Kolobov. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Lineyka features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding, signage, and information design.

Lineyka is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Lineyka

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. Typographic analysis places Lineyka 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: 76). Lineyka maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Ilya Kolobov. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Lineyka

Lineyka is classified as a Lineal typeface, rooted 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 screen-first digital products and web applications. TypeSmith features Lineyka in a single weight variant and 4 curated font pairings.

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4 curated pairings for Lineyka
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

76
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Lineyka: Accessibility Considerations

Lineyka achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Lineyka Legibility Characteristics

Lineyka 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.

Lineyka 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.

Lineyka's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

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

Lineyka Accessibility Recommendations

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

Best Practices for Using Lineyka

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. Curated pairings are available to guide complementary typeface selection for Lineyka. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Lineyka in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights

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

Weight Reference

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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
  • Dutch

Nordic

  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic

Central European

  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovak

Baltic

  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

This font encodes 159 glyphs covering Latin and Cyrillic. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Lineyka 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.

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