Best Font Combinations

fancy

Set the headline in Cheesecake, a display by Mark Simonson, and the text under it in Taviraj, a serif by Cadson Demak.

A display over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

spark

Set the headline in Fattonic, a typeface by GraphiCook Studio, and the text under it in Trirong, a serif by Cadson Demak.

A typeface over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

dreamy

Set the headline in Arbuckle, a display by Robby Woodard, and the text under it in Kristi, a handwriting by Birgit Pulk.

A display over a handwriting keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

bloom

Set the headline in Gisgro, a typeface, and the text under it in Michola, a typeface.

Both are typefaces, so the contrast has to come from size and weight: keep the headline big and the text at a comfortable reading size.

funky

Set the headline in Ice Cream, a display by Neil Summerour, and the text under it in Richmond Display, a serif by Matthew Carter.

A display over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

pearl

Set the headline in Margarita, a display by Alejandro Lo Celso, and the text under it in Playfair Display, a serif by Claus Eggers Sørensen.

A display over a serif keeps the two roles apart by shape, so the pair still reads clearly at small sizes.

The licences

• Cheesecake is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Taviraj is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Canvas Script is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Fattonic comes with Envato Elements. Download it while subscribed and register the project it is for, which is what licenses that use.
• Trirong is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Cheeky Ink comes with Envato Elements. Download it while subscribed and register the project it is for, which is what licenses that use.
• Arbuckle is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Kristi is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Fanwood Text is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Gisgro comes with Envato Elements. Download it while subscribed and register the project it is for, which is what licenses that use.
• Michola comes with Envato Elements. Download it while subscribed and register the project it is for, which is what licenses that use.
• Nothing You Could Do is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Ice Cream is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Richmond Display is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Sharpie is free for commercial use (ITF Free Font License (Fontshare)): client work, logos and products included.
• Margarita is on Adobe Fonts. A Creative Cloud plan covers it for commercial work while you are subscribed; activate it from Adobe Fonts rather than installing a copy.
• Playfair Display is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Shadows Into Light is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.