Strichpunkt Sans
Type with Purpose
Good typography guides attention, improves understanding, and makes communication effortless.
The Anatomy of a Typeface
By FontSide · June 2026
Every typeface is a system of decisions — about stroke contrast, x-height, spacing, and rhythm. The best ones feel invisible: you stop seeing the letters and start hearing the voice behind them. That transparency is the hardest thing to design.
A high x-height opens up the counters and makes small text breathe. Tight tracking pulls a headline together; loose tracking gives a caption room to exhale. None of these choices are accidents — they are arguments about how reading should feel.
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Configuration
Select the weights and styles you want to include in your project.
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Package Manager
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1. Install Package
pnpm add @fontsource/strichpunkt-sans2. Import in App
// Please select at least one weight and style3. CSS Usage
body {
font-family: "Strichpunkt Sans", sans-serif;
}Google Fonts CDN
Use Google's CDN to embed the fonts directly via HTML.
HTML <head>
<!-- Please select at least one weight and style -->Fontsource CDN
Skip the build step by adding this directly to your global CSS file.
Global CSS
/* Please select at least one weight and style */Background & Story
Strichpunkt Sans is a hyper-modern sans serif that reinterprets the spirit of early grotesque typefaces through a contemporary lens. The family comprises eighteen styles across three widths (Normal, Wide, and Expanded) ranging from Regular to Black. While the Expanded styles make a confident statement in headlines, the Normal width is optimized for continuous reading and editorial clarity. All styles support Latin Extended and are available in static formats as well as a variable font.
To contribute, see github.com/strichpunkt-design/Strichpunkt_Sans.
Distinctive details shape its character: rounded forms meet sharp, angular features in unexpected ways: most notably in the leg of the R, the tails of a and l, and the construction of t.
The sharply tapered joins of letters such as a, n, b, d and q create a dynamic interplay between soft curves and crisp edges. This balance between tradition and forward-looking expression gives the typeface both authority and warmth.
Developed as part of the Strichpunkt brand, the typeface translates the studio’s visual identity into a typographic system that embodies the Strichpunkt values: Passionate, Curious, Responsible, Open.
Releasing the typeface as an open-source Google font family reflects a shared commitment to making high-quality contemporary typography accessible to everyone.
Subsets
Install
pnpm add @fontsource/strichpunkt-sansDesigned by
René Bieder
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License
OFL-1.1