Smokum

Name: Smokum
Author: Alejandro Paul

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

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Displayby Alejandro Paul64% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Smokum

Best Font Pairings for Smokum

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Smokum, including combinations with Orbix, Cossette Texte and Amiko.

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

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Test Smokum Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Smokum 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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In Context

Smokum Specimen Gallery

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Smokum Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Smokum Specimen

Smokum

Smokum is a display typeface by Alejandro Paul built for display contexts.

2 WeightsDisplay Typeface

Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

Smokum

SMOKUM

SMOKUMTYPE

Tagline Pairings

Smokum— display typeface

SmokumBy Alejandro Paul

SmokumTYPE

UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Smokum Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Body Text with Smokum

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

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

When setting Smokum 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Smokum to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Smokum CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Smokum

Alejandro Paul

Display

Open Source

Smokum balances unique character and creative expression, making it well-suited for brand identities. Its distinctive character and bold presence contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for posters and brand identities, Smokum adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes The Smokum font supports a variety of languages, primarily those using the Latin alphabet, including....

Smokum comes from the work of Alejandro Paul. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Display typeface in the Vox-ATypI Graphic classification, Smokum features tight spacing optimized for large point sizes and exaggerated contrast, weight, or decorative features. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for hero headlines and landing page headers.

Smokum 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.

Smokum

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Smokum

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

Smokum

Best Ways to Use Smokum

Best Font Pairings for Smokum

Test Smokum Font Pairings Live

In Context

Smokum Typography

Smokum

Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Smokum

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

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Inclusive Design

Accessibility Overview for Smokum

Reading Smokum: Legibility Factors

Smokum in Context: Readability

Smokum: Comfort in Extended Reading

Smokum Accessibility Recommendations

How to Use Smokum Effectively

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Available Weights

Weight Reference

Internationalization

Western European

Nordic

Central European

Baltic

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What you can do

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