Quattrocento

Quattrocento is a wide, classic old-style serif inspired by 15th-century humanist letterforms — sturdy, elegant and calligraphic, with generous proportions and large, open counters. Its width gives it real presence, which makes it equally comfortable setting a stately headline or a warm, readable body. Because it ships with a matching companion sans, Quattrocento Sans, its most natural pairing is its own family — but its classic temperament also sits beautifully under almost any clean modern sans heading.

Classification: serif · Designer: Pablo Impallari · Released 2011 · 2 styles
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THE TOP MATCH

Quattrocento's best companion

RANKED #01
89%
MATCH SCORE
Quattrocento + Quattrocento Sans
serif   +   Body

The in-house pairing: Quattrocento's wide serif headlines over its companion Quattrocento Sans body. The two were drawn together to share proportions and width, so they sit as one coordinated system — you get serif-over-sans class contrast for hierarchy with no risk of a mismatch, because they're literally designed to go together.

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Quattrocento + Quattrocento Sans

The in-house pairing: Quattrocento's wide serif headlines over its companion Quattrocento Sans body. The two were drawn together to share proportions and width, so they sit as one coordinated system —...

Ag × Ag
PAIRINGS · MATCH INDEX

The best companions for Quattrocento

10 typefaces ranked by how cleanly they sit beside Quattrocento — strong headings up top, comfortable body down the page.

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Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Montserrat sans-serif Body

Montserrat's crisp geometric headlines over Quattrocento's wide classic serif body is a clean modern-meets-traditional system — the geometric sans leads with confidence while Quatt...

87%
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03
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Lato sans-serif Body

Lato's warm humanist headlines over Quattrocento's classic serif body pair two faces with a friendly temperament from opposite sides of the sans/serif line — Lato gives an approach...

86%
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04
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Open Sans sans-serif Body

Open Sans's neutral headlines over Quattrocento's classic serif body let the serif supply all the character below a clean, frictionless headline — a safe, professional system where...

86%
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05
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Source Sans 3 Body

Source Sans's clean humanist headlines over Quattrocento's classic serif body make a composed, professional system — the sans leads neutrally while Quattrocento gives the reading t...

86%
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06
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Raleway sans-serif Body

Raleway's elegant geometric headlines over Quattrocento's classic serif body pair refined modern display with traditional warmth — the thin-to-bold sans gives a stylish headline wh...

85%
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07
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Roboto sans-serif Body

Roboto's clean, slightly mechanical headlines over Quattrocento's classic serif body pair modern neutrality with traditional warmth — Roboto frames the page crisply while Quattroce...

85%
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08
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Work Sans Body

Flip the order: a wide, stately Quattrocento headline over Work Sans's clean grotesque body. The classic serif supplies a traditional, characterful headline while Work Sans keeps t...

85%
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09
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Nunito Sans sans-serif Body

A wide Quattrocento headline over Nunito Sans's rounded, friendly body warms the system on both ends — the classic serif gives a traditional headline while the soft sans keeps the...

84%
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10
Ag Ag
Quattrocento + Karla sans-serif Body

A stately Quattrocento headline over Karla's grotesque body pairs traditional serif character with a contemporary, slightly quirky sans — the classic headline leads while Karla kee...

84%
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SCORED ON CONTRAST · RHYTHM · PROPORTION 10 PAIRINGS
WHY IT WORKS  //  PAIRING LOGIC

Why Quattrocento pairs so well.

Quattrocento is a wide, classic old-style serif inspired by 15th-century humanist letterforms — sturdy, elegant and calligraphic, with generous proportions and large, open counters. Its width gives it real presence, whic...

Quattrocento pairs on the strength of its classic, calligraphic warmth. The safest match is in-house: Quattrocento Sans was drawn as its companion, so the serif and sans share proportions and sit together with zero friction. Beyond the family, Quattrocento makes an elegant body under a clean geometric or humanist sans heading — Montserrat, Lato or Open Sans supply a crisp modern headline while Quattrocento carries warm, readable text below, the sans/serif contrast giving instant hierarchy. It can also lead: a wide Quattrocento headline over a quiet sans body reads stately and traditional.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO SHIP

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