Space Grotesk + 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 — Space Grotesk over Inter, in the wild.
Space Grotesk 700 / Inter 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
Two sans-serifs that work because they disagree just enough: Space Grotesk's quirky, mono-flavored cut-ins give headlines a technical personality, while Inter plays the neutral system voice for UI copy and paragraphs. The result reads as developer-credible without the eye strain of an actual monospace body.
More about each face: Space Grotesk · Inter
Use this pairing
<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=Space+Grotesk:wght@700&family=Inter:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Space Grotesk', 'Courier New', Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
body {
font-family: 'Inter', -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { Space_Grotesk, Inter } from "next/font/google";
const heading = Space_Grotesk({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "700",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Inter({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});