Best font pairings

Instrument

Set the headline in Instrument Serif, a serif by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Jordan Egstad, and the text under it in Pinyon Script, a handwriting by Nicole Fally.

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

Inter

Set the headline in Inter, a sans serif by Rasmus Andersson, and the text under it in Luxurious Script, a handwriting by Robert Leuschke.

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

Larken

Set the headline in Larken, a serif by Ellen Luff, and the text under it in Libre Baskerville, a serif by Impallari Type.

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

Cormorant

Set the headline in Cormorant Garamond, a serif by Christian Thalmann, and the text under it in Ballet, a handwriting by Omnibus-Type and Maximiliano Sproviero.

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

Bodoni

Set the headline in Bodoni, a serif by Morris Fuller Benton, and the text under it in Snell Roundhand, a script by Matthew Carter.

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

Playfair

Set the headline in Playfair Display, a serif by Claus Eggers Sørensen, and the text under it in Hanken Grotesk, a sans serif by Alfredo Marco Pradil and Hanken Design Co..

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

The licences

• Instrument Serif is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Pinyon Script is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Inter is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Luxurious Script is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Larken 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.
• Libre Baskerville is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Cormorant Garamond is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Ballet is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.
• Bodoni 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.
• Snell Roundhand 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.
• Hanken Grotesk is free for commercial use (SIL Open Font License 1.1): client work, logos and products included.