Fonts that go with Jost
Jost is a geometric sans-serif inspired by Futura, with round O's, sharp apexes and a modernist feel. It is a free choice for brands that want the Futura look on the web. Here are the 5 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Jost pairings
01 · Playfair Display + Jost
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.
Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines, and Jost is clean and even, with a slightly formal rhythm. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
02 · Cormorant Garamond + Jost
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.
Cormorant Garamond gives headlines a delicate, high-end Garamond elegance, and Jost is clean and even, with a slightly formal rhythm. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
03 · Jost + Lora
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.
Jost gives headlines a crisp, 1920s geometric elegance, and Lora is a balanced serif made for comfortable long reading on screen. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
04 · Jost + Libre Baskerville
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.
Jost gives headlines a crisp, 1920s geometric elegance, and Libre Baskerville is a wide Baskerville tuned for body text on screens. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
05 · Jost + Inter
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.
Jost gives headlines a crisp, 1920s geometric elegance, and Inter stays legible at small sizes thanks to its tall x-height. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
Using Jost on a website
Sizes
Jost works across the scale: body text at 16 to 18px and headings from about 28px up, so one family can carry a whole site.
Spacing
For body text, use a line height of about 1.5 to 1.65 and a column of 60 to 75 characters; tighten to about 1.1 to 1.2 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.
Jost is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Playfair_Display, Jost } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Playfair_Display({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Jost({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Jost
More fonts that work with Jost
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Questions, answered.
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What font goes well with Jost?
Playfair Display, Cormorant Garamond, Lora, Libre Baskerville and Inter all pair well with Jost. Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines, and Jost is clean and even, with a slightly formal rhythm. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
Is Jost good for headings or body text?
Jost is a sans-serif that works best for both headlines and body text: it gives headlines a crisp, 1920s geometric elegance as a headline and is clean and even, with a slightly formal rhythm in paragraphs.
Is Jost free for commercial use?
Yes. Jost 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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