Manila Sans

Name: Manila Sans
Author: Andrew Paglinawan

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

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Sans Serifby Andrew Paglinawan83% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

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Best Font Pairings for Manila Sans

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Manila Sans, including combinations with Douglas, Sea Camouflage and Departure Mono.

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 Manila Sans 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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Manila Sans Editorial Specimen

Manila Sans in Editorial Context

Manila Sans is a sans serif typeface by Andrew Paglinawan suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Andrew Paglinawan

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Andrew Paglinawan, Manila Sans balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Manila Sans Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Manila Sans Specimen

Manila Sans

Manila Sans is a sans serif typeface by Andrew Paglinawan built for display contexts.

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Manila Sans— sans serif typeface

Manila SansBy Andrew Paglinawan

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Manila Sans Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Manila Sans Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Manila Sans 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Manila Sans'; }

Quick Start

Using Manila Sans in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Manila Sans CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Manila Sans Background & Features

Andrew Paglinawan

Sans Serif

Open Source

Manila Sans typeface delivers contemporary grotesk forms through a complete family suited to modern professional typography. Andrew Paglinawan's design provides clean character for editorial layouts, corporate communications, and interface design. The grotesk foundation creates consistent rhythm while contemporary proportions support screen legibility. Manila Sans's modern aesthetic appeals to tech companies, design studios, and forward-thinking publications. Both display and body text benefit from considered construction. Pair with a complementary serif for editorial layouts requiring warmth.

Manila Sans was created by Andrew Paglinawan. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Manila Sans 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.

Manila Sans 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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Best Ways to Use Manila Sans

Best Font Pairings for Manila Sans

Test Manila Sans Font Pairings Live

In Context

Manila Sans Typography

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Character Set

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Manila Sans Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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