Source Sans is a neutral humanist sans that recedes as crisp, modern headings, letting EB Garamond's classical body supply the warmth and character. The class contrast carries the hierarchy and the neutrality keeps the f...
How Source Sans 3 and EB Garamond score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.
Source Sans is a neutral humanist sans that recedes as crisp, modern headings, letting EB Garamond's classical body supply the warmth and character. The class contrast carries the hierarchy and the neutrality keeps the focus on the elegant body.
Corporate-editorial, documentation and content sites wanting modern structure over a refined reading body.
Garamond's small x-height needs sizing up against Source Sans's taller one to stay balanced.
Add the fonts, then two rules — Source Sans 3 for headings, EB Garamond for everything you read.
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:wght@500;700&family=EB+Garamond:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: "Source Sans 3", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } body, p { font-family: "EB Garamond", serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.7; }
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