RANK #09 84% MATCH

Quattrocento × Nunito Sans

serif  +  sans-serif

A wide Quattrocento headline over Nunito Sans's rounded, friendly body warms the system on both ends — the classic serif gives a traditional headline while the soft sans keeps the body approachable, the class contrast do...

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Match scores

How Quattrocento and Nunito Sans 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 84
X-height harmony 80
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

A wide Quattrocento headline over Nunito Sans's rounded, friendly body warms the system on both ends — the classic serif gives a traditional headline while the soft sans keeps the body approachable, the class contrast doing the hierarchy.

Where it shines

Lifestyle, education and approachable brand sites wanting a classic headline over a warm, rounded body.

Where to be careful

Keep Quattrocento heading size up so its wide serif clearly leads the soft, rounded body.

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
Nunito Sans
sans-serif · Vernon Adams, Jacques Le Bailly, Manvel Shmavonyan · 2016
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, Nunito Sans 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=Nunito+Sans: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: "Nunito Sans", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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