Fonts & Typography

Typography is the foundation of a readable site. Kiln allows you to choose from a curated selection of typefaces to match your site's aesthetic.

Crucially, Kiln uses a Zero-Dependency approach for fonts.

Self-Hosted: When you choose a font, Kiln embeds the font files directly into your website's output.
Privacy Focused: Your visitors never make requests to third-party servers (like Google Fonts), ensuring better privacy (GDPR compliance) and speed.
Offline Ready: Your site looks perfect even if the user is offline.

Available Fonts

You can select one of the following typeface options during the build process:

ID	Name	Style	Best For
`system`	System UI	Sans-serif	Performance purists. Uses the native font of the user's OS (San Francisco on Mac, Segoe UI on Windows).
`inter`	Inter	Sans-serif	Clean, modern, highly legible. The standard for modern sites.
`lato`	Lato	Sans-serif	Friendly and stable. Good for blogs and softer aesthetics.
`merriweather`	Merriweather	Serif	Excellent for long-form reading and dense text.
`lora`	Lora	Serif	Contemporary with calligraphic roots. Elegant and perfect for storytelling or essays.
`libre-baskerville`	Libre Baskerville	Serif	Traditional and open. Specifically optimized for reading body text on screens.
`noto-serif`	Noto Serif	Serif	A universal, reliable serif. Clean, balanced, and highly compatible.
`ibm-plex-sans`	IBM Plex Sans	Sans-serif	Neutral and technical. Excellent for technical documentation and data-heavy sites.
`google-sans`	Google Sans	Sans-serif	Geometric and simple. The distinctive, clean look used across Google products.
`roboto`	Roboto	Sans-serif	Mechanical skeleton with friendly curves. A widely used, neutral standard.

To apply a font, you simply pass its ID (from the table above) to the --font flag when running the generate command.

Example: Using Inter

./kiln generate --font "inter"

Example: Using System Fonts (Default) If you do not specify a flag, Kiln defaults to system for the fastest possible load times.

./kiln generate