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Quatre Quarts

Quatre Quarts delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Valentin Francois56% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Quatre Quarts

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Best Font Pairings for Quatre Quarts

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Quatre Quarts, including combinations with Matrix Mono, Zowieyoe and Danjunghae.

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

Explore 5 Pairings for Quatre Quarts
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Test Quatre Quarts Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Quatre Quarts with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans 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

Quatre Quarts Specimen Gallery

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Quatre Quarts Editorial Specimen

Quatre Quarts in Editorial Context

Quatre Quarts is a sans serif typeface by Valentin Francois suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Valentin Francois

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Valentin Francois, Quatre Quarts balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Quatre Quarts Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Quatre Quarts Specimen

Quatre Quarts

Quatre Quarts is a sans serif typeface by Valentin Francois built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Tagline Pairings

Quatre Quarts— sans serif typeface
Quatre QuartsBy Valentin Francois
Quatre QuartsTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Quatre Quarts Glyphs & Characters

Size48
Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Quatre Quarts

Heading Level 1<h1>
64px
Bold
72px
Quatre Quarts primary headline
Heading Level 2<h2>
48px
SemiBold
56px
Quatre Quarts section heading
Heading Level 3<h3>
32px
Medium
40px
Quatre Quarts subsection title
Heading Level 4<h4>
24px
Regular
32px
Quatre Quarts content heading
Heading Level 5<h5>
18px
Regular
26px
Quatre Quarts minor heading
Heading Level 6<h6>
14px
Medium
20px
Quatre Quarts smallest heading
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Body Copy

Body Text with Quatre Quarts

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

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

When setting Quatre Quarts 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.

Quatre Quarts small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

ElementWeightSizeLine HeightTrackingPreview
Body TextRegular16px24px0.5pxQuatre Quarts delivers excellent readability for body copy
ItalicizedRegular Italic16px24px0.5pxQuatre Quarts italic provides elegant emphasis
BoldBold16px24px0.5pxQuatre Quarts bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small CapsRegular16px24px0.5pxQuatre Quarts typography specimen
Secondary TextMedium14px20px0.5pxQuatre Quarts typography specimen
.your-class { font-family: 'Quatre Quarts'; }

Quick Start

Using Quatre Quarts in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Quatre Quarts

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

The Design of Quatre Quarts

Valentin Francois
Sans Serif
Open Source

Quatre Quarts typeface delivers art deco condensed forms through minimalist, retro-influenced construction suited to elegant display applications. Valentin Francois's design creates vertical rhythm for packaging, poster design, and editorial mastheads. The condensed proportions maximize vertical impact while deco details add period sophistication. Quatre Quarts's minimalist retro character appeals to fashion, cosmetics, and cultural branding. Display sizes showcase the typeface's proportional elegance. Pair with a wider, comfortable text face for extended reading beneath condensed headlines.

Quatre Quarts was crafted by Valentin Francois. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Quatre Quarts 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.

Quatre Quarts 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 Quatre Quarts

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. TypeSmith classifies Quatre Quarts within the Lineal (Grotesque, Neo-grotesque, Geometric, Humanist) tradition, characterized by No serif extensions on stroke terminals and Stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. The first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Key technical strength: widest variable-font support with weight and width axes.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 56). Quatre Quarts offers acceptable readability for standard design contexts, though specialized accessibility projects may benefit from higher-rated alternatives.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Valentin Francois. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Quatre Quarts

Quatre Quarts represents a Lineal typeface, anchored in the tradition where the first commercially successful sans-serifs appeared in the 1810s-1830s as display types. Its distinctive no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements. TypeSmith catalogs Quatre Quarts in a single weight variant and 5 curated font pairings.

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5 curated pairings for Quatre Quarts
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Accessibility & Usability

56
Accessibility Score
Adequate Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Quatre Quarts

Quatre Quarts falls in the moderate accessibility tier, working best at medium-to-large sizes where its letterforms remain clearly differentiated. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Reading Quatre Quarts: Legibility Factors

Quatre Quarts draws legibility from its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Quatre Quarts Reading Performance

Humanist sans-serifs offer the best body-text readability in the category. Geometric and neo-grotesque designs excel in short-form UI text but require careful sizing for sustained reading. Use at 16 px minimum for body text, and maintain 1.5 line-height to support comfortable reading rhythm.

Quatre Quarts's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

Quatre Quarts provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. Balanced stroke modulation keeps visual noise low during sustained reading sessions.

Quatre Quarts Accessibility Recommendations

Maintain a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text when setting Quatre Quarts. Use font sizes of at least 16 px for paragraph copy and line spacing of 1.5 or greater. Test Quatre Quarts at 200% browser zoom to confirm line breaks and layout integrity remain intact.

How to Use Quatre Quarts Effectively

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. Curated pairings are available to guide complementary typeface selection for Quatre Quarts. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Quatre Quarts in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights

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400
Regular Italic
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Bold
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700
Bold Italic
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Internationalization

Supported Scripts & Languages

Extended Latin Coverage
Supports 100+ languages with Latin script

Western European

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Dutch

Nordic

  • Swedish
  • Norwegian
  • Danish
  • Finnish
  • Icelandic

Central European

  • Polish
  • Czech
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Slovak

Baltic

  • Lithuanian
  • Latvian
  • Estonian

This font encodes 161 glyphs covering Latin. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Usage Rights for Quatre Quarts

SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1
Free for personal and commercial use
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What you can do

  • Personal projects
  • Commercial projects
  • Web embedding
  • App embedding
  • Modification
  • Redistribution

Restrictions

  • Selling as standalone

Modified versions must use a different name and be distributed under the same OFL license.

Quatre Quarts is available under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), Version 1.1. This license is a free, libre, and open source license specifically designed for fonts and related software. The OFL allows the fonts to be used, studied, modified, and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. This makes Quatre Quarts ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.