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  5. Space Fray

Space Fray

Space Fray delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Margarita Fray70% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Space Fray

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Best Font Pairings for Space Fray

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Space Fray, including combinations with Moga Rezeki Dua, Paradoxy Plain and Afta Serif.

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

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Test Space Fray Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Space Fray 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

Space Fray Specimen Gallery

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Space Fray Editorial Specimen

Space Fray in Editorial Context

Space Fray is a sans serif typeface by Margarita Fray suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Margarita Fray

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

Designed by Margarita Fray, Space Fray balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Space Fray Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Space Fray Specimen

Space Fray

Space Fray is a sans serif typeface by Margarita Fray built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Tagline Pairings

Space Fray— sans serif typeface
Space FrayBy Margarita Fray
Space FrayTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Space Fray Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Space Fray Used As Heading Examples

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

Space Fray for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Space Fray 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.

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

Quick Start

Space Fray Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Styling with Space Fray

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Space Fray: History & Characteristics

Margarita Fray
Sans Serif
Open Source

Space Fray font is a condensed futuristic tech typeface by Margarita Fray designed for sci-fi and technology applications. This typeface brings space-age character to gaming, aerospace, and innovative brands. Space Fray's condensed proportions and futuristic details create forward-looking typography. Particularly effective for space-tech and electronic entertainment. Works at display sizes. Pairs with clean sans-serifs for body text.

Space Fray comes from the work of Margarita Fray. The typeface brings careful attention to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Space Fray features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for user interface text and navigation elements.

Space Fray is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency across digital and print workflows, with 3 font pairings curated.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Space Fray

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

1

Classification

Sans Serif analysis. From a classification standpoint, Space Fray 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: 70). Space Fray performs strongly for sustained reading across digital and print contexts.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Margarita Fray. The designer's attention to stroke consistency and typographic color produces a Sans Serif with a single focused weight suited to both digital and print workflows.

Overview

About Space Fray

Space Fray represents a Lineal typeface, grounded 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 user interface text and navigation elements. TypeSmith features Space Fray in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Space Fray
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

70
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Space Fray: Accessibility Considerations

Space Fray achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. Grotesques with ambiguous letterforms (I/l/1) reduce accessibility. Choose designs with distinct character differentiation and open apertures for inclusive typography.

Space Fray Legibility Characteristics

Space Fray 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.

Space Fray 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.

Eye Strain Considerations for Space Fray

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

Space Fray Accessibility Recommendations

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

How to Use Space Fray Effectively

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 Space Fray. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Space Fray in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

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Available Weights & Styles

Available Weights

400
Regular
Local
400
Regular Italic
Local
700
Bold
Local
700
Bold Italic
Local

Weight Reference

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

Internationalization

Space Fray Language Coverage

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 42 glyphs. Its character set does not fully cover a standard writing system, which is typical of display, symbol and ornament faces intended for short headline settings.

Legal

Space Fray License Information

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.

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