Strait

Name: Strait
Author: Ralph du Carrois

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

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Sans Serifby Ralph du Carrois78% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Ways to Use Strait

Best Font Pairings for Strait

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Strait, including combinations with DejaVu Serif, Afta Serif and ChanticleerRoman.

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

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Test Strait Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Strait 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

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Strait Editorial Specimen

Strait in Editorial Context

Strait is a sans serif typeface by Ralph du Carrois suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Ralph du Carrois

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

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

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

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Strait Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Strait Specimen

Strait

Strait is a sans serif typeface by Ralph du Carrois built for display contexts.

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Strait

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Tagline Pairings

Strait— sans serif typeface

StraitBy Ralph du Carrois

StraitTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Strait Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Strait for Paragraphs

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

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

When setting Strait 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Integrating Strait

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Strait

Ralph du Carrois

Sans Serif

Open Source

Strait offers natural flow and calligraphic influence, making it well-suited for corporate branding. Its no decorative strokes and modern aesthetic contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for corporate branding and digital interfaces, Strait adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian,....

Strait was created by Ralph du Carrois. Known for display typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Strait's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Strait features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

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

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Strait

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Best Ways to Use Strait

Best Font Pairings for Strait

Test Strait Font Pairings Live

In Context

Strait Typography

Strait

Character Set

Type Scale

Strait for Paragraphs

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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