RANK #09 84% MATCH

DM Sans × PT Serif

sans-serif  +  sans-serif

A clean DM Sans headline over PT Serif's calm transitional body makes a steady modern-on-classic system — the neutral sans leads while PT Serif keeps the reading comfortable and composed, matched x-heights keeping the si...

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Match scores

How DM Sans and PT Serif 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 82
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

A clean DM Sans headline over PT Serif's calm transitional body makes a steady modern-on-classic system — the neutral sans leads while PT Serif keeps the reading comfortable and composed, matched x-heights keeping the sizes coherent.

Where it shines

Corporate content, reports and documentation wanting a modern headline over a neutral serif body.

Where to be careful

Both are fairly even — push DM Sans weight on the headline so it clearly leads the calm serif body.

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
PT Serif
sans-serif · Colophon Foundry (Jonny Pinhorn) · 2014
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold
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, PT Serif 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=PT+Serif: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: "PT Serif", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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