Redacted
A font family that replaces text with solid blocks to keep wireframes free of distracting placeholder content.
What is Redacted?
Redacted Font is a typeface family that replaces readable text with solid blocks, designed specifically for wireframing and prototyping. It solves the problem of distracting placeholder text in design mockups by providing realistic text blocks that maintain proper character width proportions. The font helps designers and developers focus on layout and structure rather than content.
UI/UX designers, frontend developers, and product teams creating wireframes, prototypes, and design mockups who need to visualize layouts without placeholder text distractions.
Developers choose Redacted Font over alternatives like BLOKK because it uses realistic character widths that create more accurate text blocks, fits better in narrow columns, and comes with multiple script variants. Being open source under the SIL Open Font License provides more flexibility than proprietary alternatives.
Overview
Keep your wireframes free of distracting Lorem Ipsum.
Use Cases
Best For
- Creating wireframes that focus on layout rather than content
- Designing prototypes where placeholder text would be distracting
- Building UI mockups with realistic text block proportions
- Developing design systems that need consistent placeholder text visualization
- Presenting client designs without revealing actual content
- Teaching UI design principles without content distractions
Not Ideal For
- Prototypes intended for user testing where participants need to read and interact with content
- Design systems requiring placeholder text that mimics specific typography or branding beyond solid blocks
- Projects using design software with integrated placeholder text features, like Figma or Sketch plugins
Pros & Cons
Pros
Uses averaged character widths from standard fonts to create text blocks that fit narrow columns accurately, addressing the width issues found in alternatives like BLOKK.
Includes regular, script, bold, and light styles, providing flexibility for different visual needs in wireframes without relying on a single style.
Offers both desktop fonts (TTF) and web font kits (EOT, WOFF2, etc.), making it usable in various design and development environments seamlessly.
Licensed under the SIL Open Font License, allowing free commercial use, modification, and distribution without restrictions, unlike some proprietary alternatives.
Cons
Users must download, install fonts locally, or set up CSS manually, which can be time-consuming compared to integrated design tool features or web-based solutions.
Only provides solid block placeholders, lacking options for more nuanced styles like grayscale, patterned, or semi-transparent text, which might be needed for advanced prototyping.
The project dates back to 2013 with minimal recent updates, as indicated by the Travis CI badge and old commit history, raising concerns about long-term support and compatibility with modern tools.
Open Source Alternative To
Redacted is an open-source alternative to the following products:
Frequently Asked Questions
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