Macondo

Name: Macondo
Author: Gustavo Dipre

Macondo commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Gustavo Dipre58% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Macondo

Best Font Pairings for Macondo

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Macondo, including combinations with Lato, Montserrat and Suse Mono.

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

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Test Macondo Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Macondo with any font combination in real-time, optimized for display characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Macondo Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Macondo Specimen

Macondo

Macondo is a display typeface by Gustavo Dipre built for display contexts.

2 WeightsDisplay Typeface

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Wordmark Explorations

Macondo

MACONDO

MACONDOTYPE

Tagline Pairings

Macondo— display typeface

MacondoBy Gustavo Dipre

MacondoTYPE

UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Macondo Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Macondo Body Typography

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

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

When setting Macondo 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Macondo to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Macondo

Gustavo Dipre

Display

Open Source

Macondo combines unique character and artistic vision, making it well-suited for brand identities. Its unique personality and distinctive character contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for posters and headlines, Macondo adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Macondo font supports Latin-based languages, encompassing a wide range of Western European langu....

Macondo was designed by Gustavo Dipre. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Macondo features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for event posters and promotional materials.

Macondo is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Macondo

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Macondo

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

Macondo

Best Ways to Use Macondo

Best Font Pairings for Macondo

Test Macondo Font Pairings Live

In Context

Macondo Typography

Macondo

Character Set

Type Scale

Macondo 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

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Accessibility Overview for Macondo

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Macondo's Readability

Visual Comfort with Macondo

Macondo Accessibility Recommendations

Macondo Usage Guidelines

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

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