DM Serif Display + Source Sans 3
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew
A standfirst set in Source Sans 3, 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 — DM Serif Display over Source Sans 3, in the wild.
DM Serif Display 400 / Source Sans 3 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
DM Serif Display exists only for big, sharp headlines, and it shows — hero text looks instantly premium. Source Sans 3 was drawn for interfaces, so it recedes into perfectly plain readability underneath. One decorative voice, one silent one: the safest way to make a landing page look designed rather than templated.
More about each face: DM Serif Display · Source Sans 3
Use this pairing
<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=DM+Serif+Display:wght@400&family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'DM Serif Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-weight: 400;
}
body {
font-family: 'Source Sans 3', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { DM_Serif_Display, Source_Sans_3 } from "next/font/google";
const heading = DM_Serif_Display({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Source_Sans_3({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});