# Recommended fonts for Sci-Fi Clean

This theme **bundles** its type. `fonts.json` ships latin-subset woff2 files in
`assets/fonts/` (all SIL OFL 1.1 — see `assets/fonts/LICENSES.md`), so the
intended aesthetic renders out of the box with no admin setup.

| Slot    | Bundled family      | Weights   | Role                                              |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Heading | `Space Grotesk`     | 500, 700  | Geometric display face for headlines and brand.   |
| Body    | `Inter`             | 400, 600  | Workhorse UI sans for prose and controls.         |
| Mono    | `JetBrains Mono`    | 400, 500  | Every numeral, identifier, readout, and spec row. |

The bundled families appear as `source=template` rows in **Admin → Settings →
Typography**. Fonts stay admin-controlled: an admin can override any slot from
the Google Fonts tab or an upload, and the theme follows because every
`font-family` goes through `var(--font-heading|body|mono, <fallback>)`.

## CSS fallback stacks

Until (or unless) the admin reassigns a slot, templates fall through to these
CSS-variable fallbacks (declared on `:root` in the theme CSS manifest):

- `--font-heading` -> `"Space Grotesk", "Inter", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif`
- `--font-body` -> `"Inter", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif`
- `--font-mono` -> `"JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, Consolas, monospace`

## Good alternates

If an admin prefers to swap the mono readout face, `Space Mono` (OFL) and
`IBM Plex Mono` (OFL) both hold tabular numerals well. For headings, `Sora`
(OFL) is a close geometric cousin of Space Grotesk. All are in the curated
Google Fonts list; no upload required.
