Sling

Name: Sling
Author: STAR Retrieval Systems

Sling brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby STAR Retrieval Systems68% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Sling

Best Font Pairings for Sling

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Sling, including combinations with Titillium, Arumira and Arteks.

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

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Test Sling Font Pairings Live

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

Sling Specimen Gallery

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Sling Editorial Specimen

Sling in Editorial Context

Sling is a serif typeface by STAR Retrieval Systems suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

STAR Retrieval Systems

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

Designed by STAR Retrieval Systems, Sling balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Sling Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Sling Specimen

Sling

Sling is a serif typeface by STAR Retrieval Systems built for display contexts.

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Wordmark Explorations

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Tagline Pairings

Sling— serif typeface

SlingBy STAR Retrieval Systems

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Sling Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Reading Text in Sling

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

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

When setting Sling 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Sling

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Sling CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Sling Background & Features

STAR Retrieval Systems

Serif

Open Source

Sling is a free font from STAR Retrieval Systems.

Sling was designed by STAR Retrieval Systems. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Sling features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading.

Sling 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 Sling

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

Classification

Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Sling within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 68). Sling offers acceptable readability for standard design contexts, though specialized accessibility projects may benefit from higher-rated alternatives.

Design Heritage

Designed by STAR Retrieval Systems. The designer's attention to letterform construction and spacing rhythm produces a Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Sling

Sling falls within the Classicals typeface, drawn from the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Sling in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available

3 curated pairings for Sling

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Typefaces Like Sling

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TypeSmith identifies 5 fonts with similar visual characteristics to Sling based on classification, x-height ratio, and stroke weight. These alternatives maintain the same typographic personality while offering different weight options and language support.

Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

Accessibility Score

Good Accessibility

Accessibility Features of Sling

Sling falls in the moderate accessibility tier, working best at medium-to-large sizes where its letterforms remain clearly differentiated. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Reading Sling: Legibility Factors

Sling draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Sling in Context: Readability

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Visual Comfort with Sling

Sling provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Sling Accessibility Recommendations

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

Sling Usage Guidelines

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Sling. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Sling in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights

400

Regular

Local

400

Regular Italic

Local

700

Bold

Local

700

Bold Italic

Local

Weight Reference

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Internationalization

Sling 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

This font encodes 174 glyphs covering Latin. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Sling 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.

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

1// tailwind.config.js 2module.exports = { 3 theme: { 4 extend: { 5 fontFamily: { 6 'sling': ['Sling', 'sans-serif'], 7 }, 8 }, 9 }, 10} 11 12// Usage in HTML 13<p class="font-sling">Your text here</p>

Sling

Best Ways to Use Sling

Best Font Pairings for Sling

Test Sling Font Pairings Live

In Context

Sling Typography

Sling

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Sling

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

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Accessibility Features of Sling

Reading Sling: Legibility Factors

Sling in Context: Readability

Visual Comfort with Sling

Sling Accessibility Recommendations

Sling Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

Legal

What you can do

Restrictions

Sling

Best Ways to Use Sling

Best Font Pairings for Sling

Test Sling Font Pairings Live

In Context

Sling Typography

Sling

Character Set

Type Scale

Reading Text in Sling

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

Categories

Explore More

Inclusive Design

Accessibility Features of Sling

Reading Sling: Legibility Factors

Sling in Context: Readability

Visual Comfort with Sling

Sling Accessibility Recommendations

Sling Usage Guidelines

Get the Font

Available Weights

Weight Reference