# Recommended fonts for Kindergarten

The kindergarten theme ships `fonts.json = []` per the wave-1 fonts policy
(`themes/docs/FONTS.md`). Admins assign fonts via the typography panel; this
file lists the picker recommendations sourced from the spec (`docs/works/kindergarten.md` §3).

Until the admin makes a choice, the theme falls back to its system stack:

- `--font-heading` → `Quicksand`, `Sniglet`, `Nunito`, system sans
- `--font-body`    → `Nunito`, `Quicksand`, system sans
- `--font-mono`    → `Fira Code`, `JetBrains Mono`, system monospace

## How to apply

1. Open **Settings → Typography** in the BlockNinja admin.
2. Click the **Google Fonts** tab in the font picker.
3. Add each font below using the listed picker source.
4. Assign Heading / Body / Mono in the typography panel:
   - Heading slot → `google:Quicksand` (700)
   - Body slot → `google:Nunito` (400, 600)
   - Mono slot → `google:Fira Code` (400)

## Recommendations

| Slot    | Source             | Family      | Weights / styles    | Notes |
|---------|--------------------|-------------|---------------------|-------|
| Heading | `google:Quicksand` | Quicksand   | 400, 600, 700       | Primary display face — rounded, friendly. |
| Heading (alt) | `google:Sniglet` | Sniglet | 400, 800         | Alt display face for extra-chunky banners. Confirm SIL OFL compatibility before bundling. |
| Body    | `google:Nunito`    | Nunito      | 400, 600, 700       | Famously rounded body text. Pairs with Quicksand. |
| Mono    | `google:Fira Code` | Fira Code   | 400                 | Use the regular weight; ligatures look great in classroom code samples. |

## Why these picks

- **Quicksand** and **Nunito** are SIL OFL — safe to recommend and free to use.
- **Sniglet** is also SIL OFL with the original "Sniglet" family available via Google Fonts as a sibling of Comfortaa. The spec calls out Sniglet as the alternate display face; ship Comfortaa as a backup if your admin prefers something with a similar feel but slightly more conservative letterforms.
- **Fira Code** is SIL OFL. The spec calls for "Fira Code Rounded" — Google Fonts ships only the regular Fira Code variants today; use the regular as the closest available stand-in.

## Wave-2 follow-up

If the brand requires Sniglet rounded everywhere, bundle the woff2 files
inside `assets/fonts/web/` and add the entries to `fonts.json` per the
schema in `themes/docs/FONTS.md`. Record the licence in `LICENSES.md` at the
theme root.