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Apfel Grotezk

Sans

By Open Source • Publisher: Fontsource Community

2 styles available•Weights: 400, 700
Live Type Tester
SIZE:36px
WEIGHT:
TRACKING:0px

Styles & Weights Specimen

Weight 400
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Weight 700
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

Quick Integration Snippets

CSS @import
@import url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/400.css');
@import url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/700.css');

body {
  font-family: 'Apfel Grotezk', sans-serif;
}
NPM Package
npm install @fontsource/apfel-grotezk
HTML <link> tag
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/400.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/700.css" rel="stylesheet">
Tailwind CSS v3 Config
// Tailwind CSS v3: tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        "apfel-grotezk": ["Apfel Grotezk","sans-serif"],
      },
    },
  },
};
Tailwind CSS v4 Theme
/* Tailwind CSS v4: add after your font stylesheet imports */
@theme {
  --font-apfel-grotezk: 'Apfel Grotezk', sans-serif;
}

Recommended Typography Pairings

Contrast & Hierarchy

Pairing Apfel Grotezk with high-contrast complementary typefaces creates strong visual hierarchy between headlines, interface body copy, and code blocks.

About Apfel Grotezk

Apfel Grotezk is a sans typeface published by Fontsource Community. Its listed license is OFL-1.1. It is distributed under the SIL Open Font License. Check the publisher’s license and distribution details before embedding or redistributing files.

Font Weights & Styles

This typeface includes 2 styles. The available weights are: 400, 700.

Installation

Install the available font package for Apfel Grotezk:

npm install @fontsource/apfel-grotezk

Load the supported webfont styles and apply the family:

@import url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/400.css');
@import url('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@fontsource/apfel-grotezk/700.css');

body {
  font-family: 'Apfel Grotezk', sans-serif;
}

Recommended Font Pairings

Try these contrasting families with Apfel Grotezk. Compare them at the sizes used in your interface, especially body text and code:

  • JetBrains Mono (Monospace) — Sans Interface + Code Monospace: The quintessential developer stack typography pairing.
  • Clash Display (Display) — Body Copy + High-Impact Headline: Injects strong typographic identity into clean interfaces.
  • Fira Code (Monospace) — UI Sans + Ligature Monospace: Harmonious stroke weights between body prose and code snippets.

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