RANK #04 85% MATCH

Raleway × Vollkorn

sans-serif  +  serif

Raleway's elegant geometric headlines over Vollkorn's warm serif body pair refined modern display with classic warmth — the thin-to-bold sans gives a stylish headline while Vollkorn carries comfortable reading text below...

Headings + Body Google Fonts Free
Match scores

How Raleway and Vollkorn 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 90
Role clarity 86
X-height harmony 80
Mood affinity 82
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Raleway's elegant geometric headlines over Vollkorn's warm serif body pair refined modern display with classic warmth — the thin-to-bold sans gives a stylish headline while Vollkorn carries comfortable reading text below.

Where it shines

Editorial, portfolio and brand sites wanting an elegant headline over a warm serif body.

Where to be careful

Use a heavier Raleway weight so the headline holds up over Vollkorn's sturdy, darker body.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
sans-serif · Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin ExtraLight Light Regular Medium SemiBold
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
serif · Friedrich Althausen · 2010
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Regular Medium SemiBold Bold ExtraBold Black
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Raleway for headings, Vollkorn for everything you read.

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

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