Fonts that go with Abril Fatface
Abril Fatface is a high-contrast 'fat face' display serif inspired by nineteenth-century advertising type. Here are the 3 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Abril Fatface pairings
01 · Abril Fatface + Work Sans
Design that makes the first impression last
Good type does its work quietly. The headline sets the voice, the body carries the reading, and the contrast between them tells the eye where to go first.
Abril Fatface sets dramatic, high-contrast headlines with retro flair, and Work Sans is comfortable and slightly wide, good for menus and lists. A loud display face over a quiet sans keeps the personality in the headline and the reading easy.
02 · Abril Fatface + Lato
Design that makes the first impression last
Good type does its work quietly. The headline sets the voice, the body carries the reading, and the contrast between them tells the eye where to go first.
Abril Fatface sets dramatic, high-contrast headlines with retro flair, and Lato is warm and highly readable in long passages. A loud display face over a quiet sans keeps the personality in the headline and the reading easy.
03 · Abril Fatface + Open Sans
Design that makes the first impression last
Good type does its work quietly. The headline sets the voice, the body carries the reading, and the contrast between them tells the eye where to go first.
Abril Fatface sets dramatic, high-contrast headlines with retro flair, and Open Sans is one of the most readable sans-serifs for long passages. A loud display face over a quiet sans keeps the personality in the headline and the reading easy.
Use the top pairing
import { Abril_Fatface, Work_Sans } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Abril_Fatface({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Work_Sans({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Abril Fatface
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What font goes well with Abril Fatface?
Work Sans, Lato and Open Sans all pair well with Abril Fatface. Abril Fatface sets dramatic, high-contrast headlines with retro flair, and Work Sans is comfortable and slightly wide, good for menus and lists. A loud display face over a quiet sans keeps the personality in the headline and the reading easy.
Is Abril Fatface good for headings or body text?
Abril Fatface is a display face that works best for headlines: it sets dramatic, high-contrast headlines with retro flair as a headline and is a single heavy display weight, not for paragraphs in paragraphs.
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