typewebsite

Typewebsite is a term used in design discourse to refer to a website whose primary emphasis is typography and type design rather than other content. The word is not part of a formal taxonomy and may appear as "type website" or as a compound noun in different sources. In practice, a typewebsite prioritizes typographic quality, readable scales, and typographic rhythm to convey information and style.

Key characteristics include a focus on large or display typography on crucial pages, careful font pairing, and a responsive typographic system. Typewebsites often present curated font specimens, licensing information, and live demos or previews of fonts. They may also feature tutorials or resources on CSS typography, web font loading, and accessibility considerations such as readable line length, contrast, and focus tracking. The overall design tends to favor clarity and aesthetic expression through type rather than imagery or multimedia alone.

Categories commonly associated with typewebsites encompass typographic specimen sites that showcase font families, font marketplaces or foundry sites, typography-focused blogs and journals, and documentation or design-system sites where typography plays a central role. While some sites blend typographic artistry with traditional content, others serve as educational resources or galleries for font developers and designers.

History and usage: the rise of web typography and permissive font licensing contributed to the emergence of sites whose defining feature is type. The term typewebsite remains informal and is used chiefly within online design communities to describe this typography-centric approach to web design.

See also: typography, web typography, font, font pairing, type specimen, responsive typography, font licensing.