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Vidaloka

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

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Serifby Alexei Vanyashin79% Accessible
Characters256
Glyphs307
Typography Tools

Best Ways to Use Vidaloka

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Best Font Pairings for Vidaloka

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Vidaloka, including combinations with Cantora One, Suse Mono and Epunda Sans.

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

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Test Vidaloka Font Pairings Live

TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Vidaloka 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

Vidaloka Specimen Gallery

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Vidaloka Editorial Specimen

Vidaloka in Editorial Context

Vidaloka is a serif typeface by Alexei Vanyashin suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Alexei Vanyashin

Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Vidaloka Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Vidaloka Specimen

Vidaloka

Vidaloka is a serif typeface by Alexei Vanyashin built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSerif Typeface
Available on TypeSmith

Wordmark Explorations

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Vidaloka— serif typeface
VidalokaBy Alexei Vanyashin
VidalokaTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Vidaloka Glyphs & Characters

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

Type Scale

Vidaloka Typography Scale

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

Vidaloka Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Vidaloka 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.

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

Quick Start

Integrating Vidaloka

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

Using Vidaloka in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Vidaloka Background & Features

Alexei Vanyashin
Serif
Open Source

Vidaloka offers calculated curves and structured forms, making it well-suited for book typography. Its traditional elegance and decorative terminals contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for book typography and formal documents, Vidaloka adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Vidaloka supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European languages..

Vidaloka was designed by Alexei Vanyashin. The typeface's Bracketed or hairline serifs and Modulated stroke contrast reflect a design philosophy optimized for Contemporary serif design.

As a Transitional serif in the Vox-ATypI Classicals family, Vidaloka classical serif tradition. Its bracketed or hairline serifs terminating each stroke and modulated stroke contrast from axis of stress make it a strong fit for academic papers and legal documents.

Vidaloka is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Vidaloka

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

1

Classification

Transitional serif classification. Vidaloka exhibits Bracketed or hairline serifs, Modulated stroke contrast, Open counters with generous apertures. Designed by Alexei Vanyashin. A serif typeface available through TypeSmith.

2

Accessibility

Readability assessment (grade: 79). Vidaloka delivers consistent readability in both display and body-text roles.

3

Design Heritage

Designed by Alexei Vanyashin. Vidaloka classical serif tradition, delivered as a single focused weight. The designer's portfolio includes istok web and bad script.

Overview

About Vidaloka

Vidaloka falls within the Transitional serif in the Vox-ATypI Classicals family, designed during the Contemporary serif design era. Built with Bracketed or hairline serifs and Modulated stroke contrast, Vidaloka serves as a standard typeface for print-first layouts with sustained reading. TypeSmith features Vidaloka in a single weight variant and 3 curated font pairings.

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3 curated pairings for Vidaloka
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Inclusive Design

Accessibility & Usability

79
Accessibility Score
Good Accessibility

Vidaloka: Accessibility Considerations

Vidaloka 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.

Reading Vidaloka: Legibility Factors

Vidaloka 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.

Vidaloka 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.

Visual Comfort with Vidaloka

Vidaloka 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.

Vidaloka Accessibility Recommendations

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

Design Tips for Vidaloka

Pair with geometric or grotesque sans-serifs for contrast. Avoid pairing two serifs from the same Vox sub-class to prevent visual redundancy. A focused set of pairings helps designers find compatible companions for Vidaloka. Establish hierarchy through size, spacing, and color rather than multiplying font families. Serve Vidaloka in WOFF2 format for optimal load performance and broad browser compatibility.

Get the Font

Download Vidaloka

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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100
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Internationalization

Vidaloka 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

Vidaloka supports the Latin script, covering a wide range of Western European languages.

Legal

Vidaloka 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.

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