Raleway

Name: Raleway
Author: Matt McInerney

Sans Serif geometric-sans by Matt McInerney #14 on Google Fonts

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About Raleway

Originally conceived as a single-weight display face in 2010, Raleway was expanded by multiple collaborators into a full family celebrated for its elegant, slightly art-deco character. Distinctive touches — like the uppercase W formed from overlapping V shapes — give it a refined personality that suits portfolio sites, fashion brands, and high-end editorial headings. A variable weight axis and Cyrillic support round out a family that punches above its weight in visual sophistication.

Design Analysis

Raleway is an elegant sans-serif originally conceived as a single thin weight, later expanded into a full nine-weight family. Its letterforms display a distinctive sophistication with characteristic W crossbars and refined stroke terminals. The overall aesthetic leans decorative, with subtle Art Deco influences visible in the lighter weights.

Recommended Use Cases

Best reserved for display headings, fashion and lifestyle branding, and elegant landing pages. Its thinner weights are distinctive but less legible at small sizes, so pair with a more readable face for body text.

Character Map

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?

Weight Waterfall (9)

100 Thin

200 ExtraLight

300 Light

400 Regular

500 Medium

600 SemiBold

700 Bold

800 ExtraBold

900 Black

Best Pairings

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Raleway + Lora 8/10

Heading in Raleway

Body text in Lora. Raleway's thin elegance creates sophisticated headlines, while Lora's well-balanced serifs offer comfortable extended reading. An elegant, bookish combination.

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Raleway:wght@100;200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Raleway:wght@100;200;300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap');

font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;

brew install --cask font-raleway

Details

Category: Sans Serif
Style: geometric-sans
Weights: 9
Italic: ✓
Korean: ✗
Designer: Matt McInerney
License: OFL
Version
Popularity: #14
Downloads: 187

License Usage

Web use	Allowed
Print	Allowed
Video / Broadcast	Allowed
Packaging	Allowed
App embedding	Allowed
Brand / Logo	Allowed
Modification	Allowed

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

cyrillic cyrillic-ext latin latin-ext vietnamese

Best For

body_text web_apps ui_elements

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Typography Concepts

Geometric Sans
Sans-serif typefaces built on geometric shapes — circles, rectangles, triangles. Clean and modern but can feel cold at small sizes.
Word Spacing
The CSS property controlling the distance between words — default is defined by the font's space character width.
text-rendering
CSS property controlling text rendering quality: auto, optimizeSpeed, optimizeLegibility, geometricPrecision. Affects kerning and ligatures.
Futura
The geometric sans-serif designed by Paul Renner in 1927, embodying Bauhaus modernism. Its influence is seen in Poppins, Montserrat, and Raleway.