FONTS FOR YOUR WEBSITE
If you aren't up on your web design terminology, a font is the style of the letters on a website or printed material.
Most people don't think much about fonts, which is unfortunate because the fonts you choose can make a BIG impact on your site.
First, because it affects how easy your site is to use. If you choose the wrong font style, or size, or color, it can leave your site visitors feeling frustrated. And when people are frustrated they leave your site, never to return, and that is NOT what we want to happen.
Fonts play another role on your site, though. They have a big impact on the look and feel of your site. It can make the difference between a site feeling playful vs sophisticated, or modern vs traditional.
Don't believe me? Check out the photo to the below to see how a different font can change the entire meaning of the message:
I know you're not likely to put that creepy serial killer font on your site. I just wanted to show you that it really does make an impact.
The problem is there are literally thousands of fonts and it can be really overwhelming trying to sort through them all. So, because I want this to be a great experience for you, I have curated several font pairs that work really well together.
Below is a list of 10 font pairs for you to choose from. These would be used for your body text and headlines.
**NOTE The first font listed in the font pair is the heading font. The heading font is used for that entire heading.
The second font listed is used for the body of the text.
I've written the first font name in all caps so you can see how it looks if you want the headings on your site to be in all caps.
So here's how they're listed:
HEADING FONT & Text Font (displayed with that heading font)
Body text (displayed with that text font)
CRIMSON TEXT & Work Sans
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
OSWALD & Cardo
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
QUICKSAND MEDIUM & Quicksand Light
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
PLAYFAIR DISPAY ITALICS & Chivo Light
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
PRATA & Lato
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
ABRIL FATFACE & Roboto
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
MONTSERRAT BLACK & Work Sans
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
PLAYFAIR DISPLAY & Quattrocento Sans
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
OPEN SANS EXTRA BOLD & Lora
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
RALEWAY & Libre Baskerville
“But that's the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don't want to know what people are talking about. I can't think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can't read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense of how things work, you can't even reliably cross a street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”