Fonts that go with Crimson Text
Crimson Text is an old-style book serif in the tradition of classic Garamond-era types, designed for long reading on screen. Here are the 5 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Crimson Text pairings
01 · Montserrat + Crimson Text
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.
Montserrat makes headlines wide, bold and poster-like, and Crimson Text reads like a well-set printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
02 · Libre Franklin + Crimson Text
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.
Libre Franklin gives headlines a classic American newspaper weight, and Crimson Text reads like a well-set printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
03 · Crimson Text + 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.
Crimson Text sets classic, bookish serif headlines, and Lato is warm and highly readable in long passages. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
04 · Crimson Text + 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.
Crimson Text sets classic, bookish serif headlines, and Work Sans is comfortable and slightly wide, good for menus and lists. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
05 · Oswald + Crimson Text
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.
Oswald sets tall, condensed headlines that fit long words into narrow columns, and Crimson Text reads like a well-set printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
Using Crimson Text on a website
Sizes
Crimson Text is at its best in paragraphs at 16 to 18px. It can set headings too, but a more distinctive partner usually makes a stronger headline.
Spacing
For body text, a line height around 1.6 and a column of about 60 to 75 characters suit a serif; tighten to about 1.15 for headlines.
Loading
This page loads 400 and 700. Load only the weights you actually use: every extra weight is another file before text can render in it. Self-hosting with next/font, or font-display: swap with the Google Fonts CSS, keeps text visible while it loads.
Crimson Text is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Montserrat, Crimson_Text } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Montserrat({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Crimson_Text({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Crimson Text
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Questions, answered.
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What font goes well with Crimson Text?
Montserrat, Libre Franklin, Lato, Work Sans and Oswald all pair well with Crimson Text. Montserrat makes headlines wide, bold and poster-like, and Crimson Text reads like a well-set printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
Is Crimson Text good for headings or body text?
Crimson Text is a serif that works best for body text: it sets classic, bookish serif headlines as a headline and reads like a well-set printed book in paragraphs.
Is Crimson Text free for commercial use?
Yes. Crimson Text is on Google Fonts, where every family is free and open source, so you can use it on commercial websites, in logos and in print without paying. Download or embed it from its Google Fonts page.
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