RANK #05 85% MATCH

Lato × PT Serif

sans-serif  +  sans-serif

PT Serif is a dependable transitional serif that plays a quiet support role under Lato's warm headings. Its contemporary construction keeps the mood modern, and the sans/serif contrast holds a clean hierarchy.

Headings + Body Google Fonts Free
Open in Studio Copy CSS
Match scores

How Lato and PT Serif 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 88
Role clarity 86
X-height harmony 82
Mood affinity 82
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

PT Serif is a dependable transitional serif that plays a quiet support role under Lato's warm headings. Its contemporary construction keeps the mood modern, and the sans/serif contrast holds a clean hierarchy.

Where it shines

Institutional, education and news-style layouts wanting a neutral, trustworthy body.

Where to be careful

PT Serif is understated — for more body warmth, Lora or Merriweather give more character.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Lato
sans-serif · Łukasz Dziedzic · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin Light Regular Bold Black
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
PT Serif
sans-serif · Łukasz Dziedzic · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin Light Regular Bold Black
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Lato 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=Lato:wght@500;700&family=PT+Serif:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Lato", 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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