StridePro is our name for the Barlow configuration we use for STRIDE — a grotesque with real italics that lean forward like the wordmark, built for readability at running speed rather than at rest. It’s not a bespoke typeface; giving our exact weights one name keeps every team asking for the same thing, and it’s free under the SIL Open Font License.
Typeface
Use StridePro for everything we publish, on screen and in print.
StridePro
Italics exist in every weight. Display type leans forward in Bold or ExtraBold Italic; body copy stays upright, with italics only for the odd word of emphasis.
StridePro StridePro Bold
StridePro StridePro Medium
StridePro StridePro Regular
StridePro StridePro Light
StridePro StridePro Bold Italic
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789/!?&@#
StridePro Bold
Reserve for the loudest headline moments and for emphasis inside Regular body copy. Medium is usually the better default.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789/!?&@#
StridePro Medium
Our workhorse for headlines and display text. Bold or Regular are acceptable exceptions.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789/!?&@#
StridePro Regular
The default for body copy and small text. Also works for headlines paired with Light body text.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789/!?&@#
StridePro Light
An option for body and small text when the setting is roomy. Check readability, and pair it with Regular headlines.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789/!?&@#
StridePro Bold Italic
Headlines and display text lean forward in Bold or ExtraBold Italic.
The body examples below are set in StridePro Regular and sized for screens; similar sizes work in print.
Example 1
Every STRIDE product is built the same way: prototype it, hand it to athletes who train harder than our test protocol expects, and fix whatever they complain about before it ships. We'd rather delay a launch than ask someone to compete in gear that hasn't earned it.
Regular · 20 px · Leading 32 px · Tracking 1%
Example 2
Every STRIDE product is built the same way: prototype it, hand it to athletes who train harder than our test protocol expects, and fix whatever they complain about before it ships. We'd rather delay a launch than ask someone to compete in gear that hasn't earned it.
Regular · 16 px · Leading 24 px · Tracking 1%
Example 3
Every STRIDE product is built the same way: prototype it, hand it to athletes who train harder than our test protocol expects, and fix whatever they complain about before it ships. We'd rather delay a launch than ask someone to compete in gear that hasn't earned it.
Regular · 14 px · Leading 20 px · Tracking 1%
Sizing cheat sheet
Every screen and medium needs its own sizing. The scale below is a starting point for most desktop layouts, not a fixed spec.
Alternatives
Editorial body typeface
For printed editorial pieces with long body text, such as a catalogue or lookbook, the serif Tiempos Text may replace StridePro or sit alongside it. Body text only: never headlines, never on screen.
Fallback typeface for Google
Lexend Deca is the stand-in when StridePro isn’t available, for instance in a shared document. Keep it out of advertising and anything premium.
Non-Latin languages
Noto Sans is our recommendation wherever StridePro’s language support falls short — Cyrillic, Greek, and CJK markets in particular. Use it directly rather than substituting a Latin-only geometric face; it covers far more of the scripts we actually ship in.
Download
Sizing cheat sheetEvery size, leading and tracking value in the hierarchy, on one sheet.JPG · 89.7 KB
Design tokensThe type scale and the palette as machine-readable values, so a build can read them rather than retype them.JSON · 2.7 KB
Lexend specimenThe approved fallback for shared documents where StridePro can’t be installed.JPG · 33.8 KB
Tiempos alternative specimenThe approved stand-in for Tiempos Text.JPG · 30.8 KB
Download & licence
StridePro
Barlow, SIL Open Font License
Free for print, screen and apps. Download it from Google Fonts. Questions about using it? Email design@stride.example.
Tiempos Text
Commercial licence
Licences for the Tiempos Text family are purchased from the foundry.
