Lexend + Newsreader

Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Newsreader, 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 — Lexend over Newsreader, in the wild.

Lexend 700 / Newsreader 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Lexend's wide, reading-tuned sans makes a clear, friendly headline, and Newsreader's optically-sized serif gives the body a warm, literary calm for long passages. Pairing a legibility-focused sans with a text-first serif keeps the whole page committed to easy reading — the heading stays open and unambiguous while the serif adds the settled texture that carries an article.

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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=Lexend:wght@700&family=Newsreader:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Lexend', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

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

Next.js — next/font

import { Lexend, Newsreader } from "next/font/google";

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

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

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