Geologica + Atkinson Hyperlegible

Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Atkinson Hyperlegible, 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 — Geologica over Atkinson Hyperlegible, in the wild.

Geologica 700 / Atkinson Hyperlegible 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Geologica's dense, industrial grotesque stamps headings with an engineered authority, while Atkinson Hyperlegible carries the body with letterforms deliberately drawn so I, l and 1 never blur together. Pairing a structural display sans with a legibility-first body face makes a page that looks technical and stays genuinely easy to read — a smart default for dashboards and documentation where clarity is the feature.

More about each face: Geologica · Atkinson Hyperlegible

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=Geologica:wght@700&family=Atkinson+Hyperlegible:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Geologica', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Atkinson Hyperlegible', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Geologica, Atkinson_Hyperlegible } from "next/font/google";

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

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

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