Sumana

Name: Sumana
Author: Manushi Parikh

Sumana brings classic elegance to your typography with refined serifs that guide the eye through extended reading.

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Serifby Manushi Parikh92% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Sumana

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Sumana, including combinations with Arar, Arumira and Inter.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Sumana with any font combination in real-time, optimized for 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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Sumana Editorial Specimen

Sumana in Editorial Context

Sumana is a serif typeface by Manushi Parikh suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Manushi Parikh

Typeface Designer • Serif

Sumana demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Sumana supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

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

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Sumana Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Sumana Specimen

Sumana

Sumana is a serif typeface by Manushi Parikh built for display contexts.

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Sumana— serif typeface

SumanaBy Manushi Parikh

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Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Sumana Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Heading Examples

Body Text Table

Body Copy

Sumana Body Typography

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

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

When setting Sumana 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Sumana Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Understanding Sumana

Manushi Parikh

Serif

Open Source

Sumana, a distinctive serif typeface, exhibits systematic design and modernist clarity, making it well-suited for book typography. Its decorative terminals and classical proportions contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for formal documents and editorial design, Sumana adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes This font supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, and Norweg....

Sumana was designed by Manushi Parikh. The typeface shows dedication to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Sumana features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for academic papers and legal documents.

Sumana 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 Sumana

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

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Best Ways to Use Sumana

Best Font Pairings for Sumana

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In Context

Sumana Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Sumana Body Typography

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

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Using Sumana Accessibly

Reading Sumana: Legibility Factors

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Sumana's Visual Fatigue and Adaptability

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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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