Typography

Our brand typography reflects our commitment to enabling a quantum future through cutting-edge technology and real value for customers.
Cutting-edge
/
Technology

We use typography to communicate our brand with a consistent visual identity across all of our communications. Below is a guide
to our key font choices and how they reflect the key qualities 
of our brand.

Typefaces

Magistral

Used as our logo font, Magistal is bold, confident, and forward-looking, reflecting our ambition to be at the forefront of the emerging quantum industry.

Satoshi Variable

Used for display text and headings. Satoshi is clean, legible, and elegant whilst offering a more human element to technology.

Roboto

Used for body copy, chosen for its clean and legible qualities. It makes for an easy read in longer pieces of content such as reports and blog posts.

Roboto Mono

Used for code block and blockquotes.
A mono-spaced font that is clean, legible and pairs will with Roboto.

Magistral
Book
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890
Satoshi
300
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890
Satoshi
400
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890
Roboto
Regular
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890
Roboto
Medium
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890
Roboto Mono
Regular
ABCĆDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSŠTUVWXYZŽ
abcćdefghijklmnopqrsštuvwxyzž
1234567890

Type scale

Our type scale is based on a 4px baseline-grid and intended for you across the brand including all marketing and product design. As such our core type scale is verbose to account for the many uses and then subset in our marketing and product libraries to create more contextualised user experiences.
Take control of your quantum future
2xs
Size:
8px / 0.5rem
|
Leading:
162.5% / 1.625em
|
Weight:
Book
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
14px / 0.875rem
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xs
Size:
10px / 0.625rem
|
Leading:
162.5% / 1.625em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
16px / 1rem
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sm
Size:
12px / 0.75rem
|
Leading:
162.5% / 1.625em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
18px / 1.125rem
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md
Size:
14px / 0.875rem
|
Leading:
150% / 1.5em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
20px / 1.25rem
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lg
Size:
16px / 1rem
|
Leading:
150% / 1.5em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
24px / 1.5rem
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xl
Size:
18px / 1.125rem
|
Leading:
150% / 1.5em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
28px / 1.75rem
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2xl
Size:
20px / 1.25rem
|
Leading:
137.5% / 1.375em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
32px / 2rem
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3xl
Size:
24px / 1.5rem
|
Leading:
137.5% / 1.375em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
36px / 2.25rem
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4xl
Size:
32px / 2rem
|
Leading:
125% / 1.25em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
44px / 2.75rem
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5xl
Size:
36px / 2.25rem
|
Leading:
125% / 1.25em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
48px / 3rem
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6xl
Size:
48px / 3rem
|
Leading:
115% / 1.15em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
56px / 3.5rem
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7xl
Size:
56px / 3.5rem
|
Leading:
115% / 1.15em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
64px / 4rem
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8xl
Size:
72px / 4.5rem
|
Leading:
105% / 1.05em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
96px / 6rem
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9xl
Size:
96px / 6rem
|
Leading:
105% / 1.05em
|
Weight:
Regular
|
Tracking:
 0%
|
Paragraph spacing:
112px / 7rem

Hierachy

To make our typography hierarchy easy we sub-set our type-scale into headings, body text, captions and block quotes.

Display 1

Headers & hero areas

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
Headers & hero areas
Leading
105%
Weight
600
Tracking
-2%
Color
White

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Display 2

Headers & hero areas

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
72px / 4.5rem
Leading
105%
Weight
600
Tracking
-2%
Color
White

Take control of your quantum future

Headline 1

Headers & hero areas

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
48px / 3rem
Leading
110%
Weight
600
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 0

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Headline 2

Page headings

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
32px / 2rem
Leading
125%
Weight
600
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 100

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Headline 3

Section headings, content headings, modal headings

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
24px / 1.5rem
Leading
125%
Weight
600
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 100

Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future.

Headline-4

Card headings, content subheadings

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
20px / 1.25rem
Leading
130%
Weight
600
Tracking
-1%
Color
Gray 200

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Headline 5

Content sub-subheadings

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
16px / 1rem
Leading
140%
Weight
600
Tracking
0%
Color
Gray 200

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Headline 6

Pre-title

Family
Satoshi Variable
Size
16px / 1rem
Leading
140%
Weight
600
Tracking
6%
Color
Gray 400

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Body 1

Main copy

Family
Roboto Flex
Size
18px / 1.125rem
Leading
150%
Weight
425
Tracking
0%
Color
Gray 300

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Body 2

Captions

Family
Roboto Flex
Size
16px / 1rem
Leading
150%
Weight
425
Tracking
0%
Color
Gray 4300

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Body 3

Small & short informational bits titles

Family
Roboto Flex
Size
14px / 0.875rem
Leading
150%
Weight
425
Tracking
0%
Color
Gray 300

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Caption Text

Breadcrumbs, small & short informational bits

Family
Roboto Flex
Size
12px / 0.75rem
Leading
150%
Weight
425
Tracking
0%
Color
Gray 400

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Caption Title

Headers & hero areas

Family
Roboto Mono
Size
12px / 0.75rem
Leading
150%
Weight
Regular
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 400

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Block Quote 2

Block quotes,
Testimonials

Family
Roboto Mono
Size
14px / 0.875rem
Leading
150%
Weight
Regular
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 0
Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future. Take control of your quantum future.

Block Quote 1

Block quotes,
Testimonials

Family
Roboto Mono
Size
18px / 1.125rem
Leading
140%
Weight
Regular
Tracking
-2%
Color
Gray 0
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Alignment

To align text, it's best to align to the left and ragged right, except for narrower layouts, hero sections, and intro pages where centered alignment is better.
Do
Align text left with a ragged right
Do
Align text center
Don't
Align text right
Intent the horizontal logo by the width of one ring.

Examples

Here are some common use cases demonstrating how to set typography with appropriate styles and sizes.

Promotional

Promotional typography should grab attention and draw viewers in. Favor an exaggerated type scale with a clear call to action.

  1. Logo:
    Over hang the logo by the width of 1 ring-width.

  2. Title:
    Use to introduce the main topic and grab the reader's attention.

    Heading 1, Gray 100
  3. Subheading: 

    Use to provide additional context or details to elaborate on the main heading.
    Heading 2, Gray 100
  4. Text: 

    Use as body copy to provide additional information or context.
    Body Copy 1, Gray 100

Articles

When arranging typography for a long-form document, prioritize rhythm by considering hierarchy, spacing, font size, and contrast. Maintain consistent styles for improved readability and aesthetics.

  1. Pre-title/ Category:
    Use to provide additional context to the main title.
    Heading 4, violet 400
  2. Title:
    Use to introduce the main topic and grab the reader's attention.
    Heading 1, Gray 100
  3. Date / Meta: 

    Use for additional details like dates, authors, etc.

    Body copy 3, Gray 100
  4. Link: 

    Use to reference external content or direct readers to additional resources.
    Body copy 2, Accent
  5. Block quote: 

    Use to highlight an important or notable section of text, often from another source.
    Block quote, Gray 0
  6. Citation: 

    Use to give credit to sources and provide credibility to the information presented in the content.
    Citation, Gray 400

Website

When laying out website typography, prioritize user engagement by leveraging hierarchy, size, spacing, and contrast for readability.

  1. VP Statement:
    Use to provide a compelling reason for visitors to engage with the website.
    Heading 1, violet 400
  2. Supporting Statement:
    Used to reinforce the value proposition and provide additional information or clarification to visitors.
    Heading 2, Gray 100
  3. Button: 

    Use to trigger an action,  link to another page or reference external content.
    Body copy 1, Gray 100

Usage guidelines

Do
Ensure optimal alignment for readability by minimizing ragged edges in text layout.
Don't
Compromise readability with uneven or excessive ragged edges; aim for optimal alignment.
Do
“Q-CTRL” should always remain intact on one line.
Don't
Break “Q-CTRL” across multiple lines.
Do
Use ragged right alignment
Don't
Use justified text alignment
Do
Practice good orphan and widow control and balance line length for readability
Don't
Use single words at the end of a paragraph.
Avoid ending lines with 'to', 'and', 'or', 'with', 'of', etc or using hyphenating words that wrap to next line.
Do
Use a leading that is appropriate for the typeface and size of the text. 1.5 is optimal for most uses.
Don't
Use a leading that is too tight or too loose, which can negatively impact readability and aesthetics.