RANK #07 84% MATCH

Vollkorn × Source Sans 3

serif  +  Body

Flip the order: a warm Vollkorn serif headline over Source Sans's clean humanist body. The serif gives the headline classic warmth and authority while Source Sans keeps the reading text neutral and legible, the class con...

Headings + Body Google Fonts Free
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Match scores

How Vollkorn and Source Sans 3 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 82
Mood affinity 82
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Flip the order: a warm Vollkorn serif headline over Source Sans's clean humanist body. The serif gives the headline classic warmth and authority while Source Sans keeps the reading text neutral and legible, the class contrast carrying the hierarchy.

Where it shines

Editorial and corporate content wanting a warm serif headline over a clean, neutral body.

Where to be careful

Keep Vollkorn heading weight up so the warm serif clearly leads the even sans 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
Source Sans 3
Google Fonts typeface
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Vollkorn for headings, Source Sans 3 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=Source+Sans+3: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: "Source Sans 3", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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