Manrope + Inter

Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Inter, 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 — Manrope over Inter, in the wild.

Manrope 700 / Inter 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

A staple of contemporary SaaS design: Manrope's semi-geometric bold — slightly condensed, with distinctive angled terminals — cuts sharper headlines than Inter's deliberately plain forms, while Inter remains the safer, more even texture for paragraphs and UI copy. Their x-heights sit close enough that the transition between levels feels seamless, and the whole system stays cool and product-focused without a serif in sight.

More about each face: Manrope · Inter

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=Manrope:wght@700&family=Inter:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Manrope', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Manrope, Inter } from "next/font/google";

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

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

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