Schibsted Grotesk + Literata

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A standfirst set in Literata, 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 — Schibsted Grotesk over Literata, in the wild.

Schibsted Grotesk 700 / Literata 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Schibsted Grotesk carries real newsroom authority in its bold weights, and Literata's bookish, slab-leaning serif gives the article body a grounded warmth that holds up over long passages. It is the print-magazine formula — assertive sans headline, comfortable serif text — rebuilt from two screen-native faces, so it feels editorial and current at the same time.

More about each face: Schibsted Grotesk · Literata

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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=Schibsted+Grotesk:wght@700&family=Literata:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Schibsted Grotesk', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

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

Next.js — next/font

import { Schibsted_Grotesk, Literata } from "next/font/google";

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

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

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