Fonts that go with Playfair Display
Playfair Display is a high-contrast transitional serif made for large sizes; it signals luxury, editorial and hospitality. Here are the 5 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Playfair Display pairings
01 · Playfair Display + 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.
Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to 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 · Playfair Display + 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.
Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines, and Inter stays legible at small sizes thanks to its tall x-height. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
03 · Playfair Display + DM 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 DM Sans is light and open, so long paragraphs never feel heavy. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
04 · Playfair Display + 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.
Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to 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 · Playfair Display + Source Serif 4
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 Source Serif 4 is a highly readable text serif with clear, steady rhythm. Two serifs work when their roles are distinct: one built for display, one built for reading.
Use the top pairing
import { Playfair_Display, Lato } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Playfair_Display({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Lato({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Playfair Display
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What font goes well with Playfair Display?
Lato, Inter, DM Sans, Work Sans and Source Serif 4 all pair well with Playfair Display. Playfair Display brings high-contrast, classic elegance to 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 Playfair Display good for headings or body text?
Playfair Display is a serif that works best for headlines: it brings high-contrast, classic elegance to headlines as a headline and has thin hairlines that break up at small sizes in paragraphs.
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