Oakura

Name: Oakura
Author: Andrew Mcmillan

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

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Serifby Andrew Mcmillan70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Oakura

Best Font Pairings for Oakura

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Oakura, including combinations with Grotesk 812, Kunstler Grotesk and Neutral Face.

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 Oakura 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

Oakura Specimen Gallery

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Oakura Editorial Specimen

Oakura in Editorial Context

Oakura is a serif typeface by Andrew Mcmillan suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Andrew Mcmillan

Typeface Designer • Serif

Oakura 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 Oakura 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 Mcmillan, Oakura balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Oakura Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Oakura Specimen

Oakura

Oakura is a serif typeface by Andrew Mcmillan built for display contexts.

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Oakura— serif typeface

OakuraBy Andrew Mcmillan

OakuraTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Oakura Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Oakura Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Oakura 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Oakura Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Oakura

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Oakura's Details

Andrew Mcmillan

Serif

Open Source

Oakura serif typeface delivers bold, decorative antiqua forms through fancy vintage construction suited to distinctive display applications. Andrew Mcmillan's design creates memorable character for creative branding, specialty packaging, and entertainment contexts. The decorative details add ornamental personality while vintage proportions provide historical flavor. Oakura's fancy aesthetic appeals to entertainment venues, specialty retail, and creative projects. Display sizes showcase the typeface's decorative character. Pair with a clean sans-serif for body text.

Oakura was created by Andrew Mcmillan. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Oakura features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading.

Oakura is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Oakura

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

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Best Ways to Use Oakura

Best Font Pairings for Oakura

Test Oakura Font Pairings Live

In Context

Oakura Typography

Oakura

Character Set

Type Scale

Oakura Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

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Oakura: Accessibility Considerations

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