Old Cupboard

Name: Old Cupboard
Author: Cecil Howe

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

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Serifby Cecil Howe70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Old Cupboard in Editorial Context

Old Cupboard is a serif typeface by Cecil Howe suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

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

Designed by Cecil Howe, Old Cupboard balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Old Cupboard Typography

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Old Cupboard Specimen

Old Cupboard

Old Cupboard is a serif typeface by Cecil Howe built for display contexts.

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Old Cupboard— serif typeface

Old CupboardBy Cecil Howe

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Old Cupboard Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Old Cupboard Body Typography

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

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

When setting Old Cupboard 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Old Cupboard'; }

Quick Start

Adding Old Cupboard to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Old Cupboard in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Old Cupboard Background & Features

Cecil Howe

Serif

Open Source

Old Cupboard serif typeface delivers rough, vintage antiqua forms through handwriting old-style construction suited to heritage display applications. Cecil Howe's design creates authentic character for craft branding, specialty packaging, and nostalgic editorial. The rough details add textural authenticity while old-style proportions evoke classical traditions. Old Cupboard's vintage aesthetic appeals to antique shops, heritage brands, and period projects. Display sizes showcase the typeface's textured character. Pair with a clean sans-serif for legible body text.

Old Cupboard was designed by Cecil Howe. 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, Old Cupboard 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.

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

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Old Cupboard Body Typography

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HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

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SCSS Variable

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