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Theano Modern

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

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Serifby Alexey Kryukov81% Accessible
Characters590
Glyphs708
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Theano Modern

01

Best Font Pairings for Theano Modern

TypeSmith curates 5 expert font pairings for Theano Modern, including combinations with Assistant, IBM Plex Mono and Livvic.

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

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02

Test Theano Modern Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Theano Modern 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

Theano Modern Specimen Gallery

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Theano Modern Editorial Specimen

Theano Modern in Editorial Context

Theano Modern is a serif typeface by Alexey Kryukov suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Alexey Kryukov

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Theano Modern Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Theano Modern Specimen

Theano Modern

Theano Modern is a serif typeface by Alexey Kryukov built for display contexts.

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Tagline Pairings

Theano Modern— serif typeface
Theano ModernBy Alexey Kryukov
Theano ModernTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Theano Modern Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Theano Modern Used As Heading Examples

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

Reading Text in Theano Modern

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

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

When setting Theano Modern 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.

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

Quick Start

Using Theano Modern in Your Design

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Theano Modern CSS Implementation

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Exploring Theano Modern's Design

Alexey Kryukov
Serif
Open Source

Theano Modern is a free font from Alexey Kryukov.

Theano Modern comes from the work of Alexey Kryukov. Known for serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Theano Modern's glyph proportions, stroke consistency, and typographic color.

As a Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Classicals classification, Theano Modern features bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography.

Theano Modern is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 5 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

Theano Modern

Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Theano Modern

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

1

Classification

Serif analysis. TypeSmith classifies Theano Modern within the Classicals (Humanist, Garalde, Transitional) and Moderns (Didone) tradition, characterized by Bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and Modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. Serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Key technical strength: extensive weight and optical-size ranges in superfamilies.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 81). Theano Modern delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Alexey Kryukov. Known for serif typeface design, the designer's expertise shapes Theano Modern's stroke consistency and typographic color across a single focused weight.

Overview

About Theano Modern

Theano Modern represents a Classicals typeface, anchored in the tradition where serif letterforms trace to Roman square capitals carved into stone. Its distinctive bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it well-suited for long-form editorial and book typography. TypeSmith features Theano Modern in a single weight variant and 5 curated font pairings.

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5 curated pairings for Theano Modern
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

81
Accessibility Score
Excellent Accessibility

Theano Modern Accessibility Profile

Theano Modern achieves a good accessibility rating, performing reliably for both paragraph text and interface elements at standard sizes. High-contrast Didones can cause halation for readers with astigmatism. Prefer Garalde or Transitional cuts at text sizes for inclusive readability.

Theano Modern Legibility Characteristics

Theano Modern draws legibility from its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress. These characteristics help readers distinguish similar glyphs such as I, l, and 1 at a range of sizes.

Theano Modern Reading Performance

Serifs guide horizontal eye movement along the baseline, making text sizes above 9 pt highly readable in print. On screen, hinting quality determines legibility below 14 px. Set body text at 16 px or larger on screen, with line heights between 1.4 and 1.6 for sustained reading comfort.

Theano Modern for Long-Form Content

Theano Modern provides a focused weight range that maintains consistent typographic color across paragraphs. High stroke contrast can cause halation for some readers, so pair with ample line spacing on bright backgrounds.

Theano Modern Accessibility Recommendations

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

Getting the Most from Theano Modern

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. Curated pairings are available to guide complementary typeface selection for Theano Modern. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Theano Modern in WOFF2 format with its extended character set to ensure consistent rendering across global audiences.

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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

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100
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400
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500
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600
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700
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800
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900

Internationalization

Theano Modern 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 924 glyphs covering Latin and Greek. Latin coverage extends past the basic ASCII set into Latin Extended, so Central and Eastern European languages set correctly. Text outside these ranges falls back to another face in the stack.

Legal

Theano Modern Licensing

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.

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