Abril Fatface + Poppins

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Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

The five boxing wizards jump quickly over the lazy dog, mixing jugs of quiet vodka while the jury watches. Click anywhere in this preview and type your own text to try the pairing.

Abril Fatface 400 / Poppins 400 — click the text to edit

Why it works

Abril Fatface's Victorian fat-face contrast — hairline thins against slab-like thicks — is pure theater, and Poppins answers with monolinear geometric calm. The two share round, generous counters, which is the hidden thread that makes such different faces feel related. It is a favorite for editorial landing pages: the headline sells the story with nineteenth-century swagger while Poppins keeps the reading experience contemporary and even.

More about each face: Abril Fatface · Poppins

Use this pairing

HTML — Google Fonts embed
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Abril+Fatface:wght@400&family=Poppins:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Abril Fatface', 'Bodoni MT', Didot, Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Poppins', 'Century Gothic', 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Abril_Fatface, Poppins } from "next/font/google";

const heading = Abril_Fatface({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "400",
  variable: "--font-heading",
});

const body = Poppins({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "400",
  variable: "--font-body",
});
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