Reckoner

Name: Reckoner
Author: Alex Dale

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

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Sans Serifby Alex Dale74% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Reckoner

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Reckoner, including combinations with Wicked Grit, Strassburg Fraktur and Zorz.

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 Reckoner 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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Reckoner in Editorial Context

Reckoner is a sans serif typeface by Alex Dale suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Alex Dale

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Reckoner Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Reckoner Specimen

Reckoner

Reckoner is a sans serif typeface by Alex Dale built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Reckoner— sans serif typeface

ReckonerBy Alex Dale

ReckonerTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Reckoner Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Reckoner Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Reckoner 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Reckoner Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Code Snippets for Reckoner

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Reckoner

Alex Dale

Sans Serif

Open Source

Reckoner typeface delivers condensed, urban forms through a creative family with sharp, modern character. Alex Dale's design creates vertical rhythm for streetwear branding, music industry graphics, and contemporary editorial design. The sharp details add edge while condensed proportions enable bold typographic statements. Reckoner's urban aesthetic appeals to youth culture, entertainment, and design-forward contexts. Display sizes showcase the typeface's distinctive character. Pair with a neutral text sans-serif for body copy that grounds Reckoner's edgy headlines.

Reckoner was created by Alex Dale. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Reckoner features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

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

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In Context

Reckoner Typography

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Character Set

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Reckoner Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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