Fonts that go with Urbanist
Urbanist is a low-contrast geometric sans-serif built on simple circles and squares. It suits modern apps, architecture studios and real estate brands. Here are the 5 Google Fonts that pair best with it, each rendered live.
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The best Urbanist pairings
01 · Fraunces + Urbanist
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.
Fraunces gives headlines soft, characterful warmth, and Urbanist is open and even in body copy. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
02 · Playfair Display + Urbanist
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 Urbanist is open and even in body copy. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
03 · DM Serif Display + Urbanist
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.
DM Serif Display sets bold, high-contrast headlines with a fashion-magazine feel, and Urbanist is open and even in body copy. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
04 · Urbanist + 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.
Urbanist keeps headlines clean, modern and geometric, and Inter stays legible at small sizes thanks to its tall x-height. Two sans-serifs pair through contrast of weight and width: set the headline heavy and tight, the body regular and open.
05 · Urbanist + 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.
Urbanist keeps headlines clean, modern and geometric, 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.
Using Urbanist on a website
Sizes
Urbanist 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, 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.
Urbanist is free on Google Fonts, where you can see every weight and style it comes in.
Use the top pairing
import { Fraunces, Urbanist } from "next/font/google";
export const heading = Fraunces({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-heading",
});
export const body = Urbanist({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: ["400", "700"],
variable: "--font-body",
});Palettes that use Urbanist
More font pairings
Questions, answered.
The things people ask before they start building.
What font goes well with Urbanist?
Fraunces, Playfair Display, DM Serif Display, Inter and Lora all pair well with Urbanist. Fraunces gives headlines soft, characterful warmth, and Urbanist is open and even in body copy. A serif over a sans-serif is the classic pairing: the change of structure makes the hierarchy obvious at a glance.
Is Urbanist good for headings or body text?
Urbanist is a sans-serif that works best for both headlines and body text: it keeps headlines clean, modern and geometric as a headline and is open and even in body copy in paragraphs.
Is Urbanist free for commercial use?
Yes. Urbanist 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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