Anton + Roboto

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Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Roboto, one size up — where a pairing starts earning trust.

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.

“Type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.”

— Matthew Carter

Fig. 1 — Anton over Roboto, in the wild.

Anton 400 / Roboto 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

The sportswear formula: Anton's compressed, heavyweight headlines deliver locker-room-poster impact, and Roboto's brisk mechanical neutrality matches that energy better than a softer sans would. Where Anton over Lato reads approachable, Anton over Roboto reads athletic and direct — the difference matters for fitness brands, streetwear drops and event promos. Give Anton tight line-height and let it fill the width; it is built for exactly that.

More about each face: Anton · Roboto

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=Anton:wght@400&family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Anton', 'Arial Narrow', Impact, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Anton, Roboto } from "next/font/google";

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

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