Syne + Work Sans

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Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Work Sans, 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 — Syne over Work Sans, in the wild.

Syne 700 / Work Sans 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

Why it works

Syne's wide, boxy letterforms carry an art-school confidence that turns even short headlines into graphic statements, and its origins as a French art center's identity face show in the heavier weights. Work Sans is the pragmatic counterweight — friendly, unremarkable, tuned for on-screen reading — so the layout gets one loud voice and one quiet one. The pairing suits creative portfolios that want personality without sacrificing readable case-study text.

More about each face: Syne · Work Sans

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=Syne:wght@700&family=Work+Sans:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Syne', Verdana, 'Arial Black', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Work Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Syne, Work_Sans } from "next/font/google";

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

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