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Literata

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

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Serifby Veronika Burian and José Scaglione92% Accessible
Characters646
Glyphs775
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Literata

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Best Font Pairings for Literata

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Literata, including combinations with Alegreya Sans, ABeeZee and Merriweather.

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

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Test Literata Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Literata 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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Literata Editorial Specimen

Literata in Editorial Context

Literata is a serif typeface by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Veronika Burian and José Scaglione

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

Designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione, Literata balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Literata Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Literata Specimen

Literata

Literata is a serif typeface by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSerif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Literata
Literata
LITERATA
LITERATATYPE
L

Tagline Pairings

Literata— serif typeface
LiterataBy Veronika Burian and José Scaglione
LiterataTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Literata Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Literata

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

Body Text with Literata

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

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

When setting Literata 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.

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

Quick Start

Using Literata in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Literata

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Design of Literata

Veronika Burian and José Scaglione
Serif
Open Source

Literata combines natural flow and human touch, making it well-suited for book typography. Its decorative terminals and classical proportions contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for print publications and editorial design, Literata adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Literata is a typeface that supports a wide range of languages, primarily focusing on Latin, Cyrilli....

Literata was crafted by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. The typeface's Bracketed or hairline serifs and Modulated stroke contrast reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary serif design.

As a Transitional serif in the Vox-ATypI Classicals family, Literata classical serif tradition. Its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it a strong fit for long-form editorial and book typography.

Literata is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

Literata

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Literata

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

1

Classification

Transitional serif classification. Literata exhibits Bracketed or hairline serifs, Modulated stroke contrast, Open counters with generous apertures. Designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. A serif typeface available through TypeSmith.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 92). Literata 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.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Veronika Burian and José Scaglione. Literata classical serif tradition, delivered as a single focused weight.

Overview

About Literata

Literata represents a Transitional serif in the Vox-ATypI Classicals family, designed during the Contemporary serif design era. Built with Bracketed or hairline serifs and Modulated stroke contrast, Literata serves as a standard typeface for long-form editorial and book typography. TypeSmith features Literata in a single weight variant and 4 curated font pairings.

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

92
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Literata

Literata 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.

Legibility Analysis: Literata

Literata 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.

Literata Reading Performance

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.

Literata's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Literata 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.

Literata Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Literata Effectively

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. Curated pairings are available to guide complementary typeface selection for Literata. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Literata 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

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

Literata is a typeface that supports a wide range of languages, primarily focusing on Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. This makes it suitable for use in a diverse array of languages including, but not limited to, English, Russian, Greek, and other languages that utilize these scripts. Its comprehensive character set ensures broad linguistic accessibility and versatility in global publishing and digital media.

Legal

Usage Rights for Literata

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.

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