Fonts that go with Roboto Condensed
Roboto Condensed is the narrow companion to Roboto, Google's Android typeface. It fits more text into headlines, navigation and data-heavy layouts. Here are the 4 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Roboto Condensed pairings
01 · Roboto Condensed + 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.
Roboto Condensed keeps headlines compact and businesslike, and Roboto is familiar and legible, the default of Android and much of the web. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
02 · Roboto Condensed + 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.
Roboto Condensed keeps headlines compact and businesslike, 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.
03 · Roboto Condensed + 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.
Roboto Condensed keeps headlines compact and businesslike, 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 · Roboto Condensed + 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.
Roboto Condensed keeps headlines compact and businesslike, and Open Sans is one of the most readable sans-serifs for long passages. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
Using Roboto Condensed on a website
Sizes
Roboto Condensed is a headline face: use it from about 28px up, for headings, hero lines and short labels, and set paragraphs in a calmer partner.
Spacing
At large sizes, set line height between 1.0 and 1.2 and tighten letter spacing slightly (around -0.01em to -0.02em); in all capitals, loosen it instead (around +0.02em to +0.05em).
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.
Roboto Condensed is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Roboto_Condensed, Roboto } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Roboto_Condensed({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Roboto({
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 Roboto Condensed?
Roboto, Lora, Merriweather and Open Sans all pair well with Roboto Condensed. Roboto Condensed keeps headlines compact and businesslike, and Roboto is familiar and legible, the default of Android and much of the web. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
Is Roboto Condensed good for headings or body text?
Roboto Condensed is a sans-serif that works best for headlines: it keeps headlines compact and businesslike as a headline and fits dense tables and labels, though it tires in long paragraphs in paragraphs.
Is Roboto Condensed free for commercial use?
Yes. Roboto Condensed 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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