Octane

Name: Octane
Author: Antonin Bonnet

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

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Serifby Antonin Bonnet79% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Octane

Best Font Pairings for Octane

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Octane, including combinations with Harbinger Caps, Passeggero and Lampa.

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

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Test Octane Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Octane 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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Octane Editorial Specimen

Octane in Editorial Context

Octane is a serif typeface by Antonin Bonnet suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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

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

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Octane Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Octane Specimen

Octane

Octane is a serif typeface by Antonin Bonnet built for display contexts.

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Octane— serif typeface

OctaneBy Antonin Bonnet

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Octane 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

Body Text with Octane

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

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

When setting Octane 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Octane in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Octane

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Octane

Antonin Bonnet

Serif

Open Source

Octane serif typeface delivers contemporary, elegant forms through a fashion-forward modern family suited to sophisticated display applications. Antonin Bonnet's design creates refined character for luxury branding, fashion editorial, and premium publications. The elegant proportions add refinement while complete family supports hierarchy. Octane's contemporary aesthetic appeals to fashion, beauty, and design-forward contexts. Both display and body text benefit from considered proportions. Pair with a minimalist sans-serif for clean contrast.

Octane was crafted by Antonin Bonnet. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Octane features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for brand identities conveying authority and heritage.

Octane is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, 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 Octane

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

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Best Ways to Use Octane

Best Font Pairings for Octane

Test Octane Font Pairings Live

In Context

Octane Typography

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Character Set

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Body Text with Octane

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

Typography Judgment

Classification

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Octane Accessibility Profile

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Octane: Comfort in Extended Reading

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Internationalization

Western European

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