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.
Use this pairing
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<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">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;
}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",
});