Fonts that go with Nunito Sans
Nunito Sans is the unrounded version of Nunito: the same balanced proportions with plain terminals, which makes it more neutral for body copy. Here are the 5 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Nunito Sans pairings
01 · Playfair Display + Nunito 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.
Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines, and Nunito Sans is smooth and highly legible in long passages. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
02 · Lora + Nunito 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.
Lora gives headlines calligraphic warmth, and Nunito Sans is smooth and highly legible in long passages. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
03 · Nunito Sans + Merriweather
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.
Nunito Sans keeps headlines clean and balanced, and Merriweather was designed for reading on screens, with a large x-height and sturdy serifs. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
04 · Montserrat + Nunito 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.
Montserrat makes headlines wide, bold and poster-like, and Nunito Sans is smooth and highly legible in long passages. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
05 · Nunito + Nunito 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.
Nunito gives headlines soft, rounded friendliness, and Nunito Sans is smooth and highly legible in long passages. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
Using Nunito Sans on a website
Sizes
Nunito Sans 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, 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.
Nunito Sans is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Playfair_Display, Nunito_Sans } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Playfair_Display({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Nunito_Sans({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Nunito Sans
More font pairings
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What font goes well with Nunito Sans?
Playfair Display, Lora, Merriweather, Montserrat and Nunito all pair well with Nunito Sans. Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines, and Nunito Sans is smooth and highly legible in long passages. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
Is Nunito Sans good for headings or body text?
Nunito Sans is a sans-serif that works best for body text: it keeps headlines clean and balanced as a headline and is smooth and highly legible in long passages in paragraphs.
Is Nunito Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Nunito Sans 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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