Linz

Name: Linz
Author: Peter Wiegel

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

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Serifby Peter Wiegel89% Accessible

Characters846

Glyphs1,015

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TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Linz, including combinations with Amiko, Garcia Libre and St Martin.

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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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Linz Editorial Specimen

Linz in Editorial Context

Linz is a serif typeface by Peter Wiegel suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Peter Wiegel

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Linz Typography

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Linz Specimen

Linz

Linz is a serif typeface by Peter Wiegel built for display contexts.

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Linz

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Linz— serif typeface

LinzBy Peter Wiegel

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Linz Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Linz Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Linz 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Linz in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Linz

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Linz

Peter Wiegel

Serif

Open Source

Linz serif typeface delivers elegant antiqua forms with Cyrillic and Greek support through old-style construction suited to refined international applications. Peter Wiegel's design provides sophisticated character for literary typography, formal documents, and editorial layouts across markets. The old-style proportions add timeless elegance while multilingual support addresses diverse audiences. Linz's elegant aesthetic serves publishers, cultural institutions, and formal communications. Both display and body text benefit from balanced proportions. Pair with a geometric sans-serif for modern contrast.

Linz was designed by Peter Wiegel. 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, Linz features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading.

Linz 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 Linz

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

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Linz 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: 89). Linz maintains legibility across a range of sizes and rendering environments. Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print.

Design Heritage

Designed by Peter Wiegel. The designer's attention to letterform construction and spacing rhythm produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Linz

Linz 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 print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Linz in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Linz

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

Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Linz

Linz 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.

Reading Linz: Legibility Factors

Linz 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.

Readability Profile: Linz

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.

Visual Comfort with Linz

Linz 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.

Linz Accessibility Recommendations

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

Best Practices for Using Linz

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

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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

Linz 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

This font encodes 1843 glyphs covering Latin, Greek 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

Font License Details

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.

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

Linz

Best Ways to Use Linz

Best Font Pairings for Linz

Test Linz Font Pairings Live

In Context

Linz Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Linz Used As Body Text

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 Linz

Reading Linz: Legibility Factors

Readability Profile: Linz

Visual Comfort with Linz

Linz Accessibility Recommendations

Best Practices for Using Linz

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Linz

Best Ways to Use Linz

Best Font Pairings for Linz

Test Linz Font Pairings Live

In Context

Linz Typography

Linz

Character Set

Type Scale

Linz Used As Body Text

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 Linz

Reading Linz: Legibility Factors

Readability Profile: Linz

Visual Comfort with Linz

Linz Accessibility Recommendations

Best Practices for Using Linz

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference