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Gabarito + Be Vietnam Pro

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Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Be Vietnam Pro, 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 — Gabarito over Be Vietnam Pro, in the wild.

Gabarito 800 / Be Vietnam Pro 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Gabarito's rounded, bulging heavy weight gives headlines an approachable, almost bouncy personality, while Be Vietnam Pro settles the body into a narrow, even humanist rhythm that stays readable at length. Both faces share soft, low-contrast curves, so the pairing feels of a piece — friendly up top, dependable underneath — a warm voice for a product that doesn't want to feel corporate.

More about each face: Gabarito · Be Vietnam Pro

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=Gabarito:wght@800&family=Be+Vietnam+Pro:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Gabarito', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Be Vietnam Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Gabarito, Be_Vietnam_Pro } from "next/font/google";

const heading = Gabarito({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "800",
  variable: "--font-heading",
});

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