Chewy + Nunito
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew
A standfirst set in Nunito, 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 — Chewy over Nunito, in the wild.
Chewy 400 / Nunito 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
Chewy is full cartoon: chunky hand-lettered strokes, tilted bowls, a baseline that refuses to sit still. That much wobble needs a body face that is soft in spirit but disciplined in construction, and Nunito's rounded terminals on an otherwise conventional sans skeleton deliver exactly that. The roundness carries the candy-shop mood down into the paragraph while x-height and spacing stay orderly. Best for kids' brands, games and snack ecommerce — and keep Chewy to short headlines only.
Use this pairing
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Chewy:wght@400&family=Nunito:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Chewy', 'Chalkboard SE', 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;
font-weight: 400;
}
body {
font-family: 'Nunito', Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { Chewy, Nunito } from "next/font/google";
const heading = Chewy({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Nunito({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});