Cinzel × Raleway
Cinzel's classical capitals over Raleway's elegant geometric body pair engraved grandeur with a refined modern reading face — the caps command the headline while Raleway keeps the body stylish and clean, a high-end class...
How Cinzel and Raleway score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.
Cinzel's classical capitals over Raleway's elegant geometric body pair engraved grandeur with a refined modern reading face — the caps command the headline while Raleway keeps the body stylish and clean, a high-end classical-meets-modern system.
Where it shines
Fashion, beauty and luxury sites wanting a grand headline over a refined modern body.
Set Raleway body at Regular or Medium, not Light, and letter-space the Cinzel caps.
Add the fonts, then two rules — Cinzel for headings, Raleway for everything you read.
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cinzel:wght@500;700&family=Raleway:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: "Cinzel", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.01em; } body, p { font-family: "Raleway", serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.7; }
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