Pt Astra Sans

Name: Pt Astra Sans
Author: Paratype

Pt Astra Sans delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Paratype85% Accessible

Characters712

Glyphs854

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TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Pt Astra Sans, including combinations with Tag Teg, Angst and Bagnard.

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Pt Astra Sans in Editorial Context

Pt Astra Sans is a sans serif typeface by Paratype suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Pt Astra Sans demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Pt Astra Sans supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Paratype, Pt Astra Sans balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Pt Astra Sans Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Pt Astra Sans

Pt Astra Sans is a sans serif typeface by Paratype built for display contexts.

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Pt Astra Sans Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Pt Astra Sans Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Pt Astra Sans 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.

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

.your-class { font-family: 'Pt Astra Sans'; }

Quick Start

Pt Astra Sans Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Pt Astra Sans

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

About Pt Astra Sans

Paratype

Sans Serif

Open Source

Pt Astra Sans Typeface font is a basic humanist grotesk by Paratype with Cyrillic support designed for comfortable Russian reading applications. This family brings warm readability to Russian documents, publications, and digital content. Pt Astra Sans's humanist proportions create inviting text texture. Particularly valuable for Russian publishing and educational materials. Works for extended reading. Pairs with display faces for headlines.

Pt Astra Sans was crafted by Paratype. Known for public text typefaces for Russian Federation standards, the designer's expertise shapes Pt Astra Sans's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Pt Astra Sans features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Pt Astra Sans is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 4 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Pt Astra Sans Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

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