RANK #07 85% MATCH

Inter × Bitter

sans-serif  +  serif

Bitter is a slab serif designed for comfortable on-screen reading, and beneath a neutral Inter heading it gives the body a sturdy, contemporary texture. Both are screen-first faces with tall x-heights, so the sizes align...

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Match scores

How Inter and Bitter score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
85 /100
Strong match
Class contrast 86
Role clarity 84
X-height harmony 86
Mood affinity 82
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Bitter is a slab serif designed for comfortable on-screen reading, and beneath a neutral Inter heading it gives the body a sturdy, contemporary texture. Both are screen-first faces with tall x-heights, so the sizes align cleanly while the sans/slab class gap holds the hierarchy.

Where it shines

Blogs, docs and content products wanting a modern sans headline over a sturdy, readable slab body.

Where to be careful

Bitter is even in colour — give it generous line-height so the body breathes under the Inter headline.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
sans-serif · Rasmus Andersson · 2016
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
serif · Sol Matas (Huerta Tipografica) · 2011
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 — Inter for headings, Bitter for everything you read.

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

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