Familjen Grotesk + STIX Two Text

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A standfirst set in STIX Two Text, 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 — Familjen Grotesk over STIX Two Text, in the wild.

Familjen Grotesk 700 / STIX Two Text 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Familjen Grotesk's warm, subtly quirky grotesque gives headings a grown-up Scandinavian calm, and STIX Two Text supplies a Times-like scholarly serif that reads as trustworthy and precise. The pairing leans academic without feeling stuffy — a friendly modern sans over a conservative reference serif is a natural fit for papers, documentation and long, evidence-heavy writing.

More about each face: Familjen Grotesk · STIX Two Text

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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=Familjen+Grotesk:wght@700&family=STIX+Two+Text:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Familjen Grotesk', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'STIX Two Text', 'Times New Roman', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

Next.js — next/font

import { Familjen_Grotesk, STIX_Two_Text } from "next/font/google";

const heading = Familjen_Grotesk({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "700",
  variable: "--font-heading",
});

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

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