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Playfair Display font pairings

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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A transitional serif with Didone-style contrast: thick verticals, hairline serifs and a large x-height. It looks luxurious and editorial at headline sizes but loses its hairlines below about 20px.

Category
Serif
Source
Google Fonts
Designer
Claus Eggers Sørensen
Best for
headings

Fonts that go with Playfair Display

Playfair Display + Inter

A fresh perspective

Playfair Display brings high-contrast, Didone-style strokes that feel instantly editorial, while Inter's tall x-height and open apertures keep long paragraphs crisp on any screen. The contrast in stroke modulation makes the hierarchy obvious without needing extra colour or weight.

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Playfair Display + Source Serif 4

A fresh perspective

An all-serif pairing that leans into a newspaper aesthetic: Playfair's dramatic contrast for headlines and Source Serif 4's sturdy text design for body copy. Source Serif's optical sizes keep it readable from captions to pull quotes.

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Good uses for Playfair Display

  • Editorial headlines
  • Fashion and lifestyle brands
  • Wedding and event stationery

Playfair Display CSS

/* Found with Font Roulette: https://www.font-roulette.com/?tab=single&font=Playfair+Display */
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Playfair+Display&display=swap');

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
}

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