Playfair Display + Roboto
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew
A standfirst set in Roboto, 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 — Playfair Display over Roboto, in the wild.
Playfair Display 700 / Roboto 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
Playfair brings the drama; Roboto brings the calm. The serif's fashion-magazine hairlines get all the attention in heroes and section titles, while Roboto's neutral grotesque body keeps product copy and forms strictly functional. A dependable formula for storefronts that want luxury signals without sacrificing everyday readability.
More about each face: Playfair Display · Roboto
Use this pairing
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<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display:wght@700&family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
body {
font-family: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { Playfair_Display, Roboto } from "next/font/google";
const heading = Playfair_Display({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "700",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Roboto({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});