UI/UX Font Pairings

Best Google Font Pairings for UI Design

Interface text has to be read quickly, at small sizes, on many screens. That is why most strong UI pairings use clean sans-serif fonts with open letterforms, clear numerals and a wide weight range. These are the highest-rated pairings in this collection:

1. Inter + Inter — The ultimate UI font. Perfect for both headings and body text.
2. Inter + Roboto — Inter for headlines, Roboto for body - perfect contrast.
3. Roboto + Roboto — Roboto family - reliable and tested on millions of screens.
4. Inter + Open Sans — Inter headings with Open Sans body - clean and friendly.
5. Roboto + Open Sans — Roboto headings with Open Sans body - professional and clean.
6. Work Sans + Work Sans — Work Sans - modern, clean, and highly readable.
7. Source Sans 3 + Source Sans 3 — Source Sans 3 - professional and highly readable.
8. Inter + Lato — Inter headlines with Lato body text - approachable.
9. Roboto + Lato — Roboto headlines, Lato body - great for landing pages.
10. Open Sans + Open Sans — Open Sans family - friendly and highly readable.

How to Choose Fonts for an Interface

Start with one family and use its weights for hierarchy before adding a second font. Keep body text at 16px or larger, check numerals and similar letters such as I, l and 1, and test your real content, not placeholder text. Check contrast with the Typography QA Lab, test variable fonts in Squish Lab, and read mobile-first typography and font size for body text. Browse all 100 font pairings, or compare two fonts side by side in the comparison tool.