RANK #08 84% MATCH

Vollkorn × Nunito Sans

serif  +  sans-serif

A warm Vollkorn serif headline over Nunito Sans's rounded, friendly body warms the system on both ends — the classic serif leads while the soft sans keeps the reading approachable, the class contrast doing the hierarchy.

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

How Vollkorn 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 88
Role clarity 84
X-height harmony 80
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

A warm Vollkorn serif headline over Nunito Sans's rounded, friendly body warms the system on both ends — the classic serif leads while the soft sans keeps the reading approachable, the class contrast doing the hierarchy.

Where it shines

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

Where to be careful

Keep Vollkorn heading size up so the serif clearly leads the rounded body.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Vollkorn
serif · Friedrich Althausen · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Regular Medium SemiBold Bold ExtraBold Black
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 — Vollkorn 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=Vollkorn:wght@500;700&family=Nunito+Sans:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Vollkorn", 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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