Mallanna

Name: Mallanna
Author: S. Kothanda Rama Rao

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

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Sans Serifby S. Kothanda Rama Rao87% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Ways to Use Mallanna

Best Font Pairings for Mallanna

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Mallanna, including combinations with Lato, Avara and Permian Serif.

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

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Mallanna 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

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Mallanna Editorial Specimen

Mallanna in Editorial Context

Mallanna is a sans serif typeface by S. Kothanda Rama Rao suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

S. Kothanda Rama Rao

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by S. Kothanda Rama Rao, Mallanna balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Mallanna Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Mallanna Specimen

Mallanna

Mallanna is a sans serif typeface by S. Kothanda Rama Rao built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Mallanna— sans serif typeface

MallannaBy S. Kothanda Rama Rao

MallannaTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Mallanna Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Mallanna for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Mallanna 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.

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

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

Quick Start

How to Embed Mallanna in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Mallanna

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Mallanna

S. Kothanda Rama Rao

Sans Serif

Open Source

Mallanna establishes human touch and calligraphic influence, making it well-suited for web content. Its geometric forms and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for corporate branding and web content, Mallanna adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The \"Mallanna\" font supports the Telugu language script..

Mallanna comes from the work of S. Kothanda Rama Rao. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Mallanna features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Mallanna is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Mallanna

This analysis helps designers understand Mallanna's strengths and ideal use cases before committing to a typography decision.

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Best Ways to Use Mallanna

Best Font Pairings for Mallanna

Test Mallanna Font Pairings Live

In Context

Mallanna Typography

Mallanna

Character Set

Type Scale

Mallanna for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Internationalization

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