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Stick

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

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Sans Serif69% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Stick

01

Best Font Pairings for Stick

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Stick, including combinations with Fanwood, Kiwi Maru and ChanticleerRoman.

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

Explore 3 Pairings for Stick
02

Test Stick Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Stick 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

Stick Specimen Gallery

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Stick Editorial Specimen

Stick in Editorial Context

Stick is a sans serif typeface by Unknown suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Unknown

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Stick Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Stick Specimen

Stick

Stick is a sans serif typeface by Unknown built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Tagline Pairings

Stick— sans serif typeface
StickBy Unknown
StickTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Stick Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Heading Styles with Stick

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

Stick for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Stick 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.

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

Quick Start

Adding Stick to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Stick in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Stick's Design

Unknown
Sans Serif
Open Source

Stick, a distinctive sans-serif typeface, exhibits mathematical proportions and calculated curves, making it well-suited for mobile applications. Its geometric forms and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for corporate branding and mobile applications, Stick adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian,....

Stick was crafted by Unknown. The typeface's No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary sans-serif design.

As a Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, Stick neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition. Its no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated make it a strong fit for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Stick is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency spanning screen and print contexts, with 3 font pairings curated.

Stick

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Stick

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

1

Classification

Neo-grotesque sans-serif classification. Stick exhibits No serif extensions, Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Open or closed apertures. Designed by Unknown. A sans-serif typeface available through TypeSmith.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 69). Stick handles most reading scenarios adequately, with best results at sizes above 14 px on screen.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Unknown. Stick neo-grotesque sans-serif tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes akatab and gowun dodum.

Overview

About Stick

Stick embodies the Neo-grotesque sans-serif in the Vox-ATypI Lineal family, designed during the Contemporary sans-serif design era. Built with No serif extensions and Uniform or optically corrected proportions, Stick serves as a standard typeface for corporate identity systems requiring neutrality. TypeSmith indexes Stick in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

Font Pairings Available
3 curated pairings for Stick
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Related Fonts: Stick

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

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Galdeano
Sans Serif
Aa
Aclonica
Sans Serif
Aa
Encode Sans
Sans Serif
Aa
Encode Sans Expanded
Sans Serif
Aa
Advent Pro
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

69
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Using Stick Accessibly

Stick 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.

Stick's Legibility

Stick 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.

How Readable is Stick?

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.

Stick for Long-Form Content

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

Stick Accessibility Recommendations

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

Working with Stick: Best Practices

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

Get the Font

Stick Font Files

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

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800
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900

Internationalization

Language 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 supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and Icelandic.

Legal

License Type

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.

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