Urbanist + Lora
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew
A standfirst set in Lora, 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 — Urbanist over Lora, in the wild.
Urbanist 700 / Lora 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
Urbanist's airy, near-circular geometry gives headings a light and minimal feel, and Lora grounds the body with a warm, brushed serif that reads comfortably at length. Pairing a cool geometric sans with a humanist serif is a reliable way to keep a reading-focused page modern without letting it turn sterile — the serif supplies the warmth the geometry leaves out.
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=Urbanist:wght@700&family=Lora:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Urbanist', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
body {
font-family: 'Lora', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { Urbanist, Lora } from "next/font/google";
const heading = Urbanist({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "700",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Lora({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});