Mate Journal

Name: Mate Journal
Author: Syaf Rizal

Mate Journal captures organic, human warmth with flowing strokes that add personality to your designs.

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Handwritingby Syaf Rizal75% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Mate Journal

Best Font Pairings for Mate Journal

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Mate Journal, including combinations with Astonpoliz, Igra Sans and Loja.

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

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Character Set

Mate Journal Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Mate Journal

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

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

When setting Mate Journal 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Mate Journal'; }

Quick Start

How to Embed Mate Journal in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Mate Journal

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Mate Journal: History & Characteristics

Syaf Rizal

Handwriting

Open Source

Mate Journal font is a handwriting typeface expressing childish character through comic funny hand-drawn handwriting diary construction for personal journaling aesthetics. The organic letterforms project journal warmth suitable for stationery branding, journal themes, and design projects celebrating mate journal typography. Childish comic hand-drawn forms create personal presence while funny influence adds diary character. Effective for journals, diary products, and personal communications.

Mate Journal was crafted by Syaf Rizal. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Handwriting typeface in the Vox-ATypI Scripts classification, Mate Journal features disconnected or loosely connected letterforms and irregular stroke weight from natural hand pressure. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for packaging for artisanal and handmade products.

Mate Journal is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

Mate Journal

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Mate Journal

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

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Best Ways to Use Mate Journal

Best Font Pairings for Mate Journal

Test Mate Journal Font Pairings Live

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Mate Journal

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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Mate Journal Accessibility Profile

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Mate Journal's Readability

Eye Strain Considerations for Mate Journal

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Getting the Most from Mate Journal

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

Restrictions