Pirou

Name: Pirou
Author: Quentin Grebeude

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

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Serifby Quentin Grebeude71% Accessible

Characters456

Glyphs547

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Best Font Pairings for Pirou

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Pirou, including combinations with Aber Mono, Cross and Tilda Sans.

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 Pirou with any font combination in real-time, optimized for serif characteristics.

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In Context

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Pirou Editorial Specimen

Pirou in Editorial Context

Pirou is a serif typeface by Quentin Grebeude suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Quentin Grebeude

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Pirou Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Pirou Specimen

Pirou

Pirou is a serif typeface by Quentin Grebeude built for display contexts.

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Pirou— serif typeface

PirouBy Quentin Grebeude

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Pirou Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Body Text with Pirou

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

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

When setting Pirou 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Pirou to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Pirou

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Pirou's Details

Quentin Grebeude

Serif

Open Source

Pirou font is a cool rounded outline serif by Quentin Grebeude designed for distinctive contemporary display applications with playful sophistication. This creative typeface delivers unexpected character suited for boutique branding, experimental editorial design, and visual identities seeking friendly refinement. Pirou excels in lifestyle branding, creative agency graphics, and publication design where conventional typography feels too serious. The outline treatment adds approachability while rounded details create warmth unusual in serif typography. Designers seeking serifs with unexpected personality will appreciate Pirou's fresh approach. Pairs effectively with geometric sans-serifs for contemporary editorial applications.

Pirou was created by Quentin Grebeude. 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, Pirou features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Pirou is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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In Context

Pirou Typography

Pirou

Character Set

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Body Text with Pirou

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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