The typography system

There’s no disputing the power of typography. It has a huge influence on brand perception and recognition. Good typography not only differentiates a brand but also communicates the brand’s style, personality and tone of voice.

All GEM components and templates follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level AA. GEM’s templates are components are perceivable, operable, and understandable to users, even when using a screen reader or other assistive technology.

The brand font

Sans-serif font

Work Sans

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1234567890

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy, sleeping dog.

Serif font

Source Serif Pro

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

1234567890

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy, sleeping dog.
Table Description
Scale categoryTypefaceWeightSizeLine spacingSpacingColours

H1 Large

Work SansBold60700
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)

H1 Small

Work SansSemibold30400
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)

H2 Large

Work SansSemibold48640
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)

H2 Small

Work SansMedium28400
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)

H3 Subheading

Work SansSemibold22300
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)

H4 Subheading

Work SansSemibold18300
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
H5 Subheading
Work SansSemibold16300
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
H6 Subheading
Work SansSemibold14180
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
Intro LargeSource Serif ProSemibold26420
#373A36 (Bravo)
Intro SmallSource Serif ProSemibold24340
#373A36 (Bravo)
Body CopyWork SansRegular16260
#FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
Body Copy HyperlinkWork Sans — UnderlinedRegular16260
#FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
Quote - Desktop
Source Serif ProItalic22360.5
#80225F (Delta)
Quote - Mobile
Source Serif ProItalic18300.5
#80225F (Delta)
BreadcrumbWork SansRegular13300.5
#A6192E (Alpha) #FFFFFF (White) #373A36 (Bravo)
Button - MediumWork SansBold182000
#373A36 (Bravo) #FFFFFF (White)
Side NavigationWork SansRegular142400
#373A36 (Bravo)
AlertWork SansSemibold131900
#BC4700 (Alert) #373A36 (Bravo) #415364 (Info) #00856A (Success) #6F1D46 (Support)
TOP NAVWork SansMedium13300.1
#373A36 (Bravo) #FFFFFF (White)