Fonts that go with Lobster
Lobster is a bold connected script with a retro sign-painting look. It works for a logo or a single headline; more than that and it overwhelms. Here are the 4 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Lobster pairings
01 · Lobster + 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.
Lobster sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel, and Open Sans is one of the most readable sans-serifs for long passages. A script over a clean sans-serif keeps the flourish in the headline and every paragraph easy to read.
02 · Lobster + 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.
Lobster sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel, and Lato is warm and highly readable in long passages. A script over a clean sans-serif keeps the flourish in the headline and every paragraph easy to read.
03 · Lobster + Roboto
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.
Lobster sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel, and Roboto is familiar and legible, the default of Android and much of the web. A script over a clean sans-serif keeps the flourish in the headline and every paragraph easy to read.
04 · Lobster + Montserrat
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.
Lobster sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel, and Montserrat is wide, which makes long paragraphs feel slow. A script over a clean sans-serif keeps the flourish in the headline and every paragraph easy to read.
Using Lobster on a website
Sizes
Script faces need size to stay legible: use Lobster at 40px and up, for a name, a headline or a single phrase, never for body text, buttons or menus.
Spacing
Leave letter spacing at the default, since script letters are drawn to join, and give the line plenty of room above and below.
Loading
Lobster comes in a single weight, so there is only one file to load; do not fake bold with font-weight, which makes the browser smear the letters. Self-hosting with next/font, or font-display: swap with the Google Fonts CSS, keeps text visible while it loads.
Lobster is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Lobster, Open_Sans } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Lobster({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Open_Sans({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});More font pairings
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What font goes well with Lobster?
Open Sans, Lato, Roboto and Montserrat all pair well with Lobster. Lobster sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel, and Open Sans is one of the most readable sans-serifs for long passages. A script over a clean sans-serif keeps the flourish in the headline and every paragraph easy to read.
Is Lobster good for headings or body text?
Lobster is a script face that works best for headlines: it sets bold, connected script headlines with a retro sign-painting feel as a headline and is a heavy script, made for headlines only in paragraphs.
Is Lobster free for commercial use?
Yes. Lobster 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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