Mirra

Name: Mirra
Author: Oxana Tkach

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

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Serifby Oxana Tkach76% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

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Best Font Pairings for Mirra

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Mirra, including combinations with Caskaydia Cove, Bronova and Havana.

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 Mirra 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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Mirra Editorial Specimen

Mirra in Editorial Context

Mirra is a serif typeface by Oxana Tkach suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Oxana Tkach

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

Designed by Oxana Tkach, Mirra balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Mirra Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Mirra Specimen

Mirra

Mirra is a serif typeface by Oxana Tkach built for display contexts.

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Mirra— serif typeface

MirraBy Oxana Tkach

MirraTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Mirra Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Mirra for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Mirra 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Mirra to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Mirra CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Mirra: A Closer Look

Oxana Tkach

Serif

Open Source

Mirra serif typeface channels art nouveau elegance through decorative antiqua forms with Cyrillic support suited to distinctive display applications. Oxana Tkach's design creates period-appropriate character for cultural branding, artistic projects, and vintage-inspired contexts. The art nouveau influences add historical sophistication while Cyrillic support addresses Eastern European audiences. Mirra's decorative aesthetic appeals to cultural institutions, hospitality, and heritage brands. Display sizes showcase the typeface's ornamental character. Pair with a clean sans-serif for body text.

Mirra was designed by Oxana Tkach. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Mirra features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Mirra 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.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Mirra

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

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Mirra within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 76). Mirra performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts.

Design Heritage

Designed by Oxana Tkach. The designer's attention to letterform construction and spacing rhythm produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Mirra

Mirra falls within the Classicals typeface, drawn from the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith indexes Mirra in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Mirra

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Fonts Similar to Mirra

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Mirra based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Good Accessibility

Mirra: Accessibility Considerations

Mirra achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Reading Mirra: Legibility Factors

Mirra 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.

Mirra in Context: Readability

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.

Eye Strain Considerations for Mirra

Mirra 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.

Mirra Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Mirra

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Mirra. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Mirra in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights

400

Regular

Local

400

Regular Italic

Local

700

Bold

Local

700

Bold Italic

Local

Weight Reference

100

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700

800

900

Internationalization

International Character Support

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

This font encodes 166 glyphs covering Latin and Cyrillic. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Mirra License Information

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.

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

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'mirra': ['Mirra', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-mirra">Your text here</p>

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Best Ways to Use Mirra

Best Font Pairings for Mirra

Test Mirra Font Pairings Live

In Context

Mirra Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Mirra for Paragraphs

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

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Mirra: Accessibility Considerations

Reading Mirra: Legibility Factors

Mirra in Context: Readability

Eye Strain Considerations for Mirra

Mirra Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Mirra

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Mirra

Best Ways to Use Mirra

Best Font Pairings for Mirra

Test Mirra Font Pairings Live

In Context

Mirra Typography

Mirra

Character Set

Type Scale

Mirra for Paragraphs

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

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Mirra: Accessibility Considerations

Reading Mirra: Legibility Factors

Mirra in Context: Readability

Eye Strain Considerations for Mirra

Mirra Accessibility Recommendations

Design Tips for Mirra

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference