Smpl

Name: Smpl
Author: Stepan Lyaptsev

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

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Displayby Stepan Lyaptsev76% Accessible

Characters512

Glyphs614

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TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Smpl, including combinations with Ketosag, Kalnia Glaze and Geom.

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 Smpl 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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Smpl Typography

A display typeface for UI components.

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Smpl Specimen

Smpl

Smpl is a display typeface by Stepan Lyaptsev built for display contexts.

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Smpl— display typeface

SmplBy Stepan Lyaptsev

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UI Components

Buttons, forms, navigation, and cards

Character Set

Smpl 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 Smpl

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

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

When setting Smpl 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Using Smpl in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Smpl in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Inside Smpl

Stepan Lyaptsev

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Open Source

Smpl font is a bold display typeface with Cyrillic support, bitmap aesthetics, and square proportions designed for pixel-perfect, systematic multilingual applications. The substantial weight and pixel styling create commanding, digital typography. This square bitmap bold Cyrillic display typeface proves valuable in bold pixel gaming, systematic Eastern European design, powerful bitmap publications, and applications requiring bold square pixel character with Slavic support. The simple abbreviation name suggests minimalism. Smpl serves designers creating powerful pixel multilingual experiences. Pair with complementary pixel fonts.

Smpl comes from the work of Stepan Lyaptsev. 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, Smpl 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.

Smpl is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Smpl Typography

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Character Set

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Reading Text in Smpl

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Western European

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