Rot

Name: Rot
Author: Anrt Type

Rot commands attention with bold, distinctive characters crafted for headlines and visual impact.

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Displayby Anrt Type53% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Rot

Best Font Pairings for Rot

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Rot, including combinations with Rany, Neuton and Cossette Texte.

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 Rot with any font combination in real-time, optimized for display characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Rot Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Rot Specimen

Rot

Rot is a display typeface by Anrt Type built for display contexts.

2 WeightsDisplay Typeface

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Wordmark Explorations

Rot

ROT

ROTTYPE

Tagline Pairings

Rot— display typeface

RotBy Anrt Type

RotTYPE

UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Rot Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Rot Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Rot 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Rot to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Rot's Details

Anrt Type

Display

Open Source

Rot font is a display typeface presenting antiqua blackletter gothic forms through historical printing construction. The traditional letterforms project early printing authority suitable for printing heritage, historical applications, and design projects celebrating Gothic typography traditions. Antiqua gothic forms provide period authenticity while rot construction adds historical character. Effective for printing museums, historical publications, and heritage communications.

Rot was created by Anrt Type. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Rot features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for event posters and promotional materials.

Rot 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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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Rot

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

Rot

Best Ways to Use Rot

Best Font Pairings for Rot

Test Rot Font Pairings Live

In Context

Rot Typography

Rot

Character Set

Type Scale

Rot 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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Using Rot Accessibly

Rot Legibility Characteristics

How Readable is Rot?

Rot: Comfort in Extended Reading

Rot Accessibility Recommendations

Rot Usage Guidelines

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Available Weights

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Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

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