Fonts that go with Old Standard TT
Old Standard TT revives the 'modern' serifs common in late-nineteenth-century books, with strong contrast and a scholarly, historical feel. Here are the 4 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Old Standard TT pairings
01 · Old Standard TT + 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.
Old Standard TT sets Victorian-era, high-contrast 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.
02 · Old Standard TT + 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.
Old Standard TT sets Victorian-era, high-contrast serif headlines, and Open Sans is one of the most readable sans-serifs for long passages. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
03 · Raleway + Old Standard TT
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.
Raleway gives headlines an elegant, airy geometric look, and Old Standard TT reads like a nineteenth-century printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
04 · Montserrat + Old Standard TT
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 Old Standard TT reads like a nineteenth-century printed book. A sans headline over a serif body is the editorial inversion: modern on top, bookish underneath.
Using Old Standard TT on a website
Sizes
Old Standard TT 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, 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.
Old Standard TT is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Old_Standard_TT, Lato } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Old_Standard_TT({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Lato({
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 Old Standard TT?
Lato, Open Sans, Raleway and Montserrat all pair well with Old Standard TT. Old Standard TT sets Victorian-era, high-contrast 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.
Is Old Standard TT good for headings or body text?
Old Standard TT is a serif that works best for both headlines and body text: it sets Victorian-era, high-contrast serif headlines as a headline and reads like a nineteenth-century printed book in paragraphs.
Is Old Standard TT free for commercial use?
Yes. Old Standard TT 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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