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Erode

Serif

By Nikhil Ranganathan • Publisher: Indian Type Foundry

12 styles available•Weights: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700•Variable Font Support
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SIZE:36px
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TRACKING:0px

Styles & Weights Specimen

Weight 300
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Weight 400
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Weight 500
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Weight 600
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Weight 700
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Quick Integration Snippets

CSS @import
@import url('https://api.fontshare.com/v2/css?f[]=erode@300,301,400,401,500,501,600,601,700,701&display=swap');

body {
  font-family: 'Erode', serif;
}
HTML <link> tag
<link href="https://api.fontshare.com/v2/css?f[]=erode@300,301,400,401,500,501,600,601,700,701&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
Tailwind CSS v3 Config
// Tailwind CSS v3: tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        "erode": ["Erode","serif"],
      },
    },
  },
};
Tailwind CSS v4 Theme
/* Tailwind CSS v4: add after your font stylesheet imports */
@theme {
  --font-erode: 'Erode', serif;
}

Recommended Typography Pairings

Contrast & Hierarchy

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

InterSans
Serif Headline + Modern UI Body

Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.

Explore Pairing
General SansSans
Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext

Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.

Explore Pairing
JetBrains MonoMonospace
Serif Copy + Code Accents

Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

Explore Pairing

About Erode

Erode is a serif typeface published by Indian Type Foundry. Its listed license is ITF Free Font. Free availability does not necessarily mean the font is open source. Check the publisher’s license and distribution details before embedding or redistributing files.

Font Weights & Styles

This typeface includes 12 styles. The available weights are: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700.

Installation

Load the supported webfont styles and apply the family:

@import url('https://api.fontshare.com/v2/css?f[]=erode@300,301,400,401,500,501,600,601,700,701&display=swap');

body {
  font-family: 'Erode', serif;
}

Recommended Font Pairings

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

  • Inter (Sans) — Serif Headline + Modern UI Body: Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.
  • General Sans (Sans) — Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext: Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.
  • JetBrains Mono (Monospace) — Serif Copy + Code Accents: Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

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