Is the Specimen template free?

Yes. You can download Specimen free (MIT licence) and host it yourself, or customise it in Kitefolio and publish it free at a Kitefolio address. Your own domain comes with Pro, from AED 35 a month.

Can I use Specimen without coding?

Yes. In the Kitefolio editor you click any text or photo on Specimen to change it, import your CV or LinkedIn, and publish in a few minutes. No code is needed.

Does Specimen work on phones?

Yes. Specimen adapts to any screen size and was tested on phones, tablets and desktops, and with reduced motion.

Can I change the colours and fonts of Specimen?

It comes with 3 colour schemes (Cream, Acid, Lilac). Font pairings: Bricolage Grotesque, Syne + Grotesk. You switch them in the editor's Design panel.

Can I switch from Specimen to another template later?

Yes. Your content is kept separately from the design, so you can move to any other Kitefolio template without retyping anything.

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Specimen

Laid out like a type-foundry specimen: glyph sizes, weights, and your work shown as if it were a typeface.

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Customise without code

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The idea

Laid out like a type-foundry specimen: glyph sizes, weights, and your work shown as if it were a typeface.

Inspired by

Type-foundry specimen sheets that show a typeface at every size and weight.

What to notice

The owner’s name is set like a specimen, from display size down to caption.

How it was made

Drawn and built by the Kitefolio studio as a React component, then tested in the editor, on phones and with reduced motion. Every section reads from one shared content model, so the same words fill any design.

Who it’s for

Type designers, Brand designers, Illustrators.

Scroll through it

The real template, running live with sample content.

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Two ways to use it

Free · you edit the code

Download and set it up

Install Node.js (the LTS version) if you don’t have it.
Unzip the download and open the folder in a terminal.
Run npm install, then npm run dev. It opens in your browser.
Put your own words in src/content.json and your photos in public/. Colours and fonts are in the README.
Run npm run build and upload the dist folder to any static host (Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, GitHub Pages).

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No code · free to start

Let Kitefolio handle it

Click any text or photo to change it, no code at all
A free address, or your own domain with Pro
Hosting, speed and security looked after
A blog, and the Investigator to keep it up to date
Switch to another design any time, keeping your words

Customise Specimen Pricing

Made for these jobs

Open Specimen with sample content written for your job title.

Questions about Specimen

Is the Specimen template free?: Yes. You can download Specimen free (MIT licence) and host it yourself, or customise it in Kitefolio and publish it free at a Kitefolio address. Your own domain comes with Pro, from AED 35 a month.
Who is Specimen for?: Type designers, Brand designers, Illustrators.
Can I use Specimen without coding?: Yes. In the Kitefolio editor you click any text or photo on Specimen to change it, import your CV or LinkedIn, and publish in a few minutes. No code is needed.
Does Specimen work on phones?: Yes. Specimen adapts to any screen size and was tested on phones, tablets and desktops, and with reduced motion.
Can I change the colours and fonts of Specimen?: It comes with 3 colour schemes (Cream, Acid, Lilac). Font pairings: Bricolage Grotesque, Syne + Grotesk. You switch them in the editor's Design panel.
Can I switch from Specimen to another template later?: Yes. Your content is kept separately from the design, so you can move to any other Kitefolio template without retyping anything.