Orsay

Name: Orsay
Author: Studio Mauvais Jour

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

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Serifby Studio Mauvais Jour46% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Orsay

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Orsay, including combinations with Fontimer, Mustica Pro and Dudka.

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

Orsay in Editorial Context

Orsay is a serif typeface by Studio Mauvais Jour suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Studio Mauvais Jour

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

Designed by Studio Mauvais Jour, Orsay balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Orsay Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Orsay Specimen

Orsay

Orsay is a serif typeface by Studio Mauvais Jour built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Orsay— serif typeface

OrsayBy Studio Mauvais Jour

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Orsay Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Orsay Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Orsay 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Orsay to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Orsay

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Orsay: History & Characteristics

Studio Mauvais Jour

Serif

Open Source

Orsay serif typeface delivers elegant, sharp forms through modern construction suited to sophisticated display applications. Studio Mauvais Jour's design creates refined character for luxury branding, fashion editorial, and contemporary publications. The sharp details add contemporary edge while elegant proportions maintain sophistication. Orsay's modern aesthetic appeals to fashion, beauty, and design-forward contexts. Display sizes showcase the typeface's refined character. Pair with a soft serif for textural contrast in body text.

Orsay comes from the work of Studio Mauvais Jour. 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, Orsay 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.

Orsay is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 5 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Orsay

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

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Best Ways to Use Orsay

Best Font Pairings for Orsay

Test Orsay Font Pairings Live

In Context

Orsay Typography

Orsay

Character Set

Type Scale

Orsay Used As Body Text

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

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Orsay: Accessibility Considerations

Reading Orsay: Legibility Factors

Readability Profile: Orsay

Orsay for Long-Form Content

Orsay Accessibility Recommendations

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Internationalization

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Nordic

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