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Modestic Display

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

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Sans Serifby Aleksey Ryabov80% Accessible
Characters456
Glyphs547
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Modestic Display

01

Best Font Pairings for Modestic Display

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Modestic Display, including combinations with Ortus, Norront Sans and Komoda.

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

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02

Test Modestic Display Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Modestic Display 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

Modestic Display Specimen Gallery

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Modestic Display Editorial Specimen

Modestic Display in Editorial Context

Modestic Display is a sans serif typeface by Aleksey Ryabov suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Aleksey Ryabov

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Aleksey Ryabov, Modestic Display balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Modestic Display Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Modestic Display Specimen

Modestic Display

Modestic Display is a sans serif typeface by Aleksey Ryabov built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Modestic Display
Modestic Display
MODESTIC DISPLAY
MODESTIC DISPLAYTYPE
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Tagline Pairings

Modestic Display— sans serif typeface
Modestic DisplayBy Aleksey Ryabov
Modestic DisplayTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Modestic Display Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Modestic Display Heading Hierarchy

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Modestic Display primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Modestic Display section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Modestic Display subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Modestic Display content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Modestic Display minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Modestic Display smallest heading
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Body Copy

Modestic Display Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Modestic Display 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.

Modestic Display small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxModestic Display delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxModestic Display italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxModestic Display bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxModestic Display typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxModestic Display typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Modestic Display'; }

Quick Start

How to Embed Modestic Display in Your Project

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Modestic Display

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Modestic Display

Aleksey Ryabov
Sans Serif
Open Source

Modestic Display font is an elegant fashion-forward sans-serif featuring refined italic styles for sophisticated display typography. This graceful typeface delivers premium aesthetics through careful proportions and elegant details, suitable for fashion editorial, luxury brands, and lifestyle publications. Modestic Display works beautifully for magazine headlines, beauty campaigns, and brand identities targeting discerning audiences. The italic styles add dynamic elegance for emphasis and hierarchy. Particularly suited for fashion and beauty industries. Pairs with Modestic Sans for comprehensive brand systems.

Modestic Display was crafted by Aleksey Ryabov. 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, Modestic Display 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.

Modestic Display 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.

Modestic Display

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Modestic Display

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. TypeSmith classifies Modestic Display within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 80). Modestic Display performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Aleksey Ryabov. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Modestic Display

Modestic Display represents a Lineal typeface, grounded in the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality. TypeSmith features Modestic Display in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Modestic Display
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Accessibility & Usability

80
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Modestic Display Accessibility Profile

Modestic Display achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Modestic Display's Legibility

Modestic Display draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Readability Profile: Modestic Display

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Visual Comfort with Modestic Display

Modestic Display provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Modestic Display Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Modestic Display Effectively

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Modestic Display. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Modestic Display 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

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100
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200
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300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
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 385 glyphs covering Latin. Latin coverage extends past the basic ASCII set into Latin Extended, so Central and Eastern European languages set correctly. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Modestic Display Licensing

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.

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