Xanthie

Name: Xanthie
Author: Simo Herold

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

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Serifby Simo Herold70% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Xanthie

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Xanthie, including combinations with Coupeur Texte, Gora and Sushi Sans.

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Xanthie Editorial Specimen

Xanthie in Editorial Context

Xanthie is a serif typeface by Simo Herold suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

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Typeface Designer • Serif

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

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

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Xanthie Typography

A serif typeface for UI components.

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Xanthie Specimen

Xanthie

Xanthie is a serif typeface by Simo Herold built for display contexts.

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XANTHIE

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Xanthie— serif typeface

XanthieBy Simo Herold

XanthieTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Xanthie Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Body Text with Xanthie

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

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

When setting Xanthie 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.

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

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

Quick Start

Adding Xanthie to Your Website

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

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

Implementation

CSS Code Examples

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

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

About

Xanthie's Details

Simo Herold

Serif

Open Source

Xanthie serif typeface delivers bold, vintage old-style forms through distinctive construction suited to heritage display applications. Simo Herold's design creates authentic character for craft branding, specialty packaging, and nostalgic editorial. The bold weight projects authority while vintage proportions provide historical flavor. Xanthie's old-style aesthetic appeals to breweries, artisanal producers, and heritage brands. Display sizes showcase the typeface's vintage character. Pair with a lighter serif for body text.

Xanthie was designed by Simo Herold. 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, Xanthie 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.

Xanthie is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Typography Judgment

Expert Analysis of Xanthie

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

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Best Ways to Use Xanthie

Best Font Pairings for Xanthie

Test Xanthie Font Pairings Live

In Context

Xanthie Typography

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Character Set

Type Scale

Body Text with Xanthie

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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Classification

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