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The minimal portfolio

Instrument Serif for headings · Instrument Sans for body · JetBrains Mono for code — all three set live below.

Display · Instrument Serif 400

Details make the difference

Body · Instrument Sans 400

Good type pairing is quiet craft: a display face with character, a body face that gets out of the way, and a monospace that keeps code honest. Set them together and a page finds its rhythm — headings announce, paragraphs settle, and the details stay precise.

Mono · JetBrains Mono 400
function pair(display, body, mono) {
  return { display, body, mono }; // three roles, one system
}

Why these three

A minimal portfolio leans on contrast between just a few faces, so each has to be deliberate. Instrument Serif brings a tall, elegant display voice with real personality at large sizes — perfect for a name or a single statement headline on an otherwise sparse page. Instrument Sans, its sibling, keeps the body copy quiet and modern with matching design sensibility. JetBrains Mono handles the small print — email, links, project years — where its even monospaced rhythm gives the sparse layout a precise, intentional footnote layer without adding visual weight.

Copy the CSS

CSS — all three roles
:root {
  --font-display: 'Instrument Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --font-body: 'Instrument Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace;
}

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-weight: 400;
}

code, pre, kbd {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 400;
}
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