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Six Caps

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

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Sans Serifby Vernon Adams55% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Six Caps

01

Best Font Pairings for Six Caps

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Six Caps, including combinations with Theano Modern, Devroye and BodoniXT.

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

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Test Six Caps Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Six Caps 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

Six Caps Specimen Gallery

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Six Caps Editorial Specimen

Six Caps in Editorial Context

Six Caps is a sans serif typeface by Vernon Adams suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Vernon Adams

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Vernon Adams, Six Caps balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Six Caps Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Six Caps Specimen

Six Caps

Six Caps is a sans serif typeface by Vernon Adams built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Six Caps— sans serif typeface
Six CapsBy Vernon Adams
Six CapsTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Six Caps Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Six Caps Used As Heading Examples

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

Body Text with Six Caps

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

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

When setting Six Caps 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.

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

Quick Start

Six Caps Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Six Caps';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Six+Caps');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Using Six Caps in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Six Caps

Vernon Adams
Sans Serif
Open Source

Six Caps, a distinctive sans-serif typeface, exhibits calculated curves and precise geometry, making it well-suited for web content. Its clean lines and geometric forms contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for mobile applications and web content, Six Caps adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Six Caps font supports the basic Latin alphabet, including uppercase and lowercase letters, nume....

Six Caps was created by Vernon Adams. Known for open-source display and text typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Six Caps's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Six Caps features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for wayfinding, signage, and information design.

Six Caps is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, 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 Six Caps

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Six Caps 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: 55). Six Caps handles most reading scenarios adequately, with best results at sizes above 14 px on screen.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Vernon Adams. Known for open-source display and text typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Six Caps's character shaping and weight distribution across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Six Caps

Six Caps is classified as a Lineal typeface, rooted 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 screen-first digital products and web applications. TypeSmith indexes Six Caps in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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Accessibility & Usability

55
Accessibility Score
Adequate Accessibility

Accessibility Overview for Six Caps

Six Caps 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.

Six Caps Legibility Characteristics

Six Caps 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.

Six Caps in Context: Readability

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.

Visual Comfort with Six Caps

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

Six Caps Accessibility Recommendations

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

Best Practices for Using Six Caps

Pair with Garalde or Transitional serifs for classic contrast. A humanist sans body with a geometric sans display creates intra-category tension without conflict. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Six Caps. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Six Caps in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

Get the Font

Get Six Caps

Available on Google Fonts
4 weights available for download
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Available Weights

400
Regular
400
Regular Italic
700
Bold
700
Bold Italic

Weight Reference

Aa
100
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200
Aa
300
Aa
400
Aa
500
Aa
600
Aa
700
Aa
800
Aa
900

Internationalization

Six Caps Multilingual Support

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

The Six Caps font supports the basic Latin alphabet, including uppercase and lowercase letters, numerals, and a limited set of punctuation and symbols.

Legal

Six Caps Licensing

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.

Six Caps 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 Six Caps ideal for web projects, applications, documents, and print materials of any kind.