Roboto Slab + Lato

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A standfirst set in Lato, 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 — Roboto Slab over Lato, in the wild.

Roboto Slab 700 / Lato 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

A staple combination from the early Google Fonts era that still earns its popularity: Roboto Slab's blocky serifs anchor headlines with mechanical confidence, and Lato warms the body text more than Roboto or Open Sans would in the same slot. The slab's rigid geometry against Lato's semi-rounded humanism produces contrast that is felt rather than noticed. Particularly effective on resumes, where the slab conveys competence and Lato keeps dense text friendly.

More about each face: Roboto Slab · Lato

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=Roboto+Slab:wght@700&family=Lato:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Roboto Slab', 'Roboto', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Roboto_Slab, Lato } from "next/font/google";

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

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