RANK #10 84% MATCH

DM Sans × Crimson Pro

sans-serif  +  serif

A clean DM Sans headline over Crimson Pro's old-style body frames a literary reading face with a modern headline — the neutral sans leads while Crimson Pro carries elegant long-form text, the class contrast holding hiera...

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Match scores

How DM Sans and Crimson Pro score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
84 /100
Reliable choice
Class contrast 88
Role clarity 84
X-height harmony 80
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

A clean DM Sans headline over Crimson Pro's old-style body frames a literary reading face with a modern headline — the neutral sans leads while Crimson Pro carries elegant long-form text, the class contrast holding hierarchy.

Where it shines

Essays, journals and editorial sites wanting a modern headline over a classic reading body.

Where to be careful

Crimson Pro's x-height runs small — size the body up and add line-height under the DM Sans headline.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
DM Sans
sans-serif · Colophon Foundry (Jonny Pinhorn) · 2014
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
Crimson Pro
serif · Sebastian Kosch, Jacques Le Bailly · 2018
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold Bold
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — DM Sans for headings, Crimson Pro for everything you read.

index.html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@500;700&family=Crimson+Pro:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "DM Sans", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

body, p {
  font-family: "Crimson Pro", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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