RANK #10 84% MATCH

Quattrocento × Karla

serif  +  sans-serif

A stately Quattrocento headline over Karla's grotesque body pairs traditional serif character with a contemporary, slightly quirky sans — the classic headline leads while Karla keeps the reading text modern and clean, th...

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Match scores

How Quattrocento and Karla 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 90
Role clarity 82
X-height harmony 80
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

A stately Quattrocento headline over Karla's grotesque body pairs traditional serif character with a contemporary, slightly quirky sans — the classic headline leads while Karla keeps the reading text modern and clean, the class contrast holding hierarchy.

Where it shines

Design-led editorial and brand sites wanting a classic headline over a contemporary body with a little character.

Where to be careful

Keep Karla to body and small UI — its character is best as a supporting voice under Quattrocento's headline.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Quattrocento
serif · Pablo Impallari · 2011
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Regular Bold
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
Karla
sans-serif · Jonathan Pinhorn · 2012
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 — Quattrocento for headings, Karla for everything you read.

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

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