Molot

Name: Molot
Author: Roman Yershov

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

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Sans Serifby Roman Yershov56% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Molot

Best Font Pairings for Molot

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Molot, including combinations with Scriptina Pro, Noto Serif SC and IM FELL English PRO.

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 Molot 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

Molot Specimen Gallery

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Molot Editorial Specimen

Molot in Editorial Context

Molot is a sans serif typeface by Roman Yershov suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Roman Yershov

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Molot Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Molot Specimen

Molot

Molot is a sans serif typeface by Roman Yershov built for display contexts.

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Molot— sans serif typeface

MolotBy Roman Yershov

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Molot Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Molot for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Molot 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Molot Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Molot

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Story of Molot

Roman Yershov

Sans Serif

Open Source

Molot is a free font from Roman Yershov.

Molot was created by Roman Yershov. 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, Molot 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.

Molot 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 Molot

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

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Molot 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.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 56). Molot offers acceptable readability for standard design contexts, though specialized accessibility projects may benefit from higher-rated alternatives.

Design Heritage

Designed by Roman Yershov. 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 Molot

Molot is classified as a Lineal typeface, rooted 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 wayfinding, signage, and information design. TypeSmith features Molot in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Molot

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Molot 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

Adequate Accessibility

Molot Accessibility Profile

Molot falls in the moderate accessibility tier, working best at medium-to-large sizes where its letterforms remain clearly differentiated. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Reading Molot: Legibility Factors

Molot 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.

Molot in Context: Readability

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.

Molot: Comfort in Extended Reading

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

Molot Accessibility Recommendations

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

Best Practices for Using Molot

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 Molot. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Molot in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Molot Font Files

Available Weights

400

Regular

Local

400

Regular Italic

Local

700

Bold

Local

700

Bold Italic

Local

Weight Reference

100

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400

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700

800

900

Internationalization

Supported Scripts & Languages

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 163 glyphs covering Latin and Cyrillic. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Font License Details

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.

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

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Best Ways to Use Molot

Best Font Pairings for Molot

Test Molot Font Pairings Live

In Context

Molot Typography

Molot

Character Set

Type Scale

Molot 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

Molot Accessibility Profile

Reading Molot: Legibility Factors

Molot in Context: Readability

Molot: Comfort in Extended Reading

Molot Accessibility Recommendations

Best Practices for Using Molot

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Molot

Best Ways to Use Molot

Best Font Pairings for Molot

Test Molot Font Pairings Live

In Context

Molot Typography

Molot

Character Set

Type Scale

Molot 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

Molot Accessibility Profile

Reading Molot: Legibility Factors

Molot in Context: Readability

Molot: Comfort in Extended Reading

Molot Accessibility Recommendations

Best Practices for Using Molot

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference