Yuyu
Type with Purpose
Good typography guides attention, improves understanding, and makes communication effortless.
The Anatomy of a Typeface
By FontSide · July 2026
Every typeface is a system of decisions — about stroke contrast, x-height, spacing, and rhythm. The best ones feel invisible: you stop seeing the letters and start hearing the voice behind them. That transparency is the hardest thing to design.
A high x-height opens up the counters and makes small text breathe. Tight tracking pulls a headline together; loose tracking gives a caption room to exhale. None of these choices are accidents — they are arguments about how reading should feel.
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Package Manager
The recommended way to use fonts in modern web projects.
1. Install Package
pnpm add @fontsource/yuyu 2. Import in App
// Please select at least one weight and style 3. CSS Usage
body {
font-family: "Yuyu", cursive;
} Google Fonts CDN
Use Google's CDN to embed the fonts directly via HTML.
HTML <head>
<!-- Please select at least one weight and style --> Fontsource CDN
Skip the build step by adding this directly to your global CSS file.
Global CSS
/* Please select at least one weight and style */ Background & Story
Yuyu is a slender, stylized handwritten typeface designed by Julia García López. Originally created as a personal tool for the designer's own visual identity, Yuyu is the product of years of manual refinement and care.
Its tall, uppercase letterforms carry a pronounced verticality that feels both fun and familiar, while resolving into a mature and cheerful finish. This balance makes Yuyu a natural fit for personal branding, editorial design, modern titling, and any project looking to build a friendly, human connection.
The family consists of two variations that share the same capital letters: Yuyu Mid and Yuyu Short. Yuyu Mid was developed with a clear focus on legibility and accessibility, making it the more practical choice for extended use. Yuyu Short, by contrast, is intended purely for aesthetic and display purposes.
"This font is, in many ways, like a child to me. It has featured in every sketch and project for years. Seeing it today transformed into a complete typographic tool is the start of a new chapter. This is my voice, now available for yours." — Julia García López
To contribute, see github.com/JuliaGarciaLopez/Yuyu-Font.
Subsets
Install
pnpm add @fontsource/yuyu Designed by
Julia García López
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License
OFL-1.1