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Swiss: minimal typography where whitespace does the work

Swiss strips everything back to type: Helvetica, uppercase labels, one red line. No boxes, no decoration. Below is a complete sample report rendered in it.

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What does the Swiss theme look like?

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Quarterly Growth Report

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Highlights

Region Revenue Growth
EMEA 4.2M +14%
APAC 3.1M +22%
AMER 6.8M +9%

What drove the quarter

Net growth is computed per region as rate * (1 - churnShare) and rolled up weekly. The pipeline behind it:

export function netGrowth(rates: number[], churn: number[]): number {
  return rates.reduce((sum, r, i) => sum + r * (1 - (churn[i] ?? 0)), 0)
}

Numbers exclude the acquisition closed after the quarter cutoff.[1]

Full methodology lives in the reporting handbook.

  1. See the finance memo for reconciliation details. ↩︎

What does every element look like in Swiss?

Every markdown building block, one at a time: the raw markdown on the left, that exact snippet rendered in Swiss on the right.

Headings

Markdown

# Quarterly report
## Revenue summary
### Regional breakdown
#### North America

Swiss

Quarterly report

Revenue summary

Regional breakdown

North America

Text

Markdown

The rollout finished on schedule, and adoption **exceeded projections** within the first week. Support tickets stayed *manageable* throughout, thanks to the `deploy.sh` script.

Swiss

The rollout finished on schedule, and adoption exceeded projections within the first week. Support tickets stayed manageable throughout, thanks to the deploy.sh script.

Links

Markdown

Read the [full changelog](https://example.com/changelog) or check the [migration guide](https://example.com/migrate) before upgrading.

Swiss

Read the full changelog or check the migration guide before upgrading.

Unordered list

Markdown

- Draft the proposal
- Circulate for feedback
- Ship the final version

Swiss

  • Draft the proposal
  • Circulate for feedback
  • Ship the final version

Ordered list

Markdown

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies
3. Run the test suite

Swiss

  1. Clone the repository
  2. Install dependencies
  3. Run the test suite

Nested list

Markdown

- Frontend
  - Component library
  - Routing
- Backend
  - Database schema
  - API endpoints

Swiss

  • Frontend
    • Component library
    • Routing
  • Backend
    • Database schema
    • API endpoints

Task list

Markdown

- [x] Write the proposal
- [x] Get sign-off from legal
- [ ] Schedule the launch

Swiss

Blockquote

Markdown

> Ship small, ship often, and let the data tell you when to stop.

Swiss

Ship small, ship often, and let the data tell you when to stop.

Code block

Markdown

```ts
export function total(items: number[]): number {
  return items.reduce((sum, n) => sum + n, 0)
}
```

Swiss

export function total(items: number[]): number {
  return items.reduce((sum, n) => sum + n, 0)
}

Table

Markdown

| Quarter | Revenue | Growth |
|---------|---------|--------|
| Q1      | $2.1M   | 12%    |
| Q2      | $2.6M   | 24%    |

Swiss

Quarter Revenue Growth
Q1 $2.1M 12%
Q2 $2.6M 24%

Footnote

Markdown

Revenue grew faster than any prior quarter.[^1]

[^1]: Figures are unaudited and subject to restatement.

Swiss

Revenue grew faster than any prior quarter.[1]

  1. Figures are unaudited and subject to restatement. ↩︎

Horizontal rule

Markdown

The first half closed strong.

---

The second half opened even stronger.

Swiss

The first half closed strong.

The second half opened even stronger.

Image

Markdown

![Quarterly revenue chart](/specimen-chart.svg)

Swiss

Quarterly revenue chart

Math

Markdown

The compound growth rate is $r = (V_f/V_i)^{1/n} - 1$.

Averaged across all quarters:

$$\bar{r} = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^{n} r_i$$

Swiss

The compound growth rate is r=(Vf/Vi)1/n−1r = (V_f/V_i)^{1/n} - 1.

Averaged across all quarters:

rˉ=1n∑i=1nri\bar{r} = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^{n} r_i

Mermaid diagram

Markdown

```mermaid
graph TD
  A[Draft] --> B[Review]
  B --> C[Publish]
```

Swiss

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Who is the Swiss theme for?

Strategy memos, design documents, and briefs for readers who notice typography. When in doubt between “more” and “less”, Swiss is the “less”.

Which themes pair well with it?

  • Contrast: Pitches, one-pagers, launch briefs
  • Slate: Specs, status updates, PRDs, and technical summaries

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