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Poor Story font pairings

Fonts that go with Poor Story — live previews, pairing ideas and free embed code.

Display1 weightby Yoon Design
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
400The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Poor Story is a free display typeface designed by Yoon Design, added to Google Fonts in 2018.

It comes in 1 weight.

It is the #1,092 most popular Latin font family on Google Fonts.

As a display face, Poor Story works best at large sizes — headlines, logos, posters and hero sections — paired with a quieter font for body text.

Fonts that pair well with Poor Story

Make something people love

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBOpen Sansbold→

Poor Story is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.

Built for the long run

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBInterbold→

Poor Story is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.

Make something people love

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBUbuntubold→

Poor Story is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.

Make something people love

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBKanitbold→

Poor Story is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.

Ideas that travel well

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBMerriweatherbold→

Poor Story brings character to headlines, and Merriweather adds a bookish, readable rhythm to paragraphs — a good fit for editorial and brand sites.

Notes from the studio

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.

HPoor StoryBZilla Slabbold→

Poor Story brings character to headlines, and Zilla Slab adds a bookish, readable rhythm to paragraphs — a good fit for editorial and brand sites.

Try Poor Story in the pairing tool →

How to use Poor Story on your website

HTML — paste in <head>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poor+Story:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
font-family: 'Poor Story', sans-serif;

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Frequently asked questions

Is Poor Story free for commercial use?

Yes. Poor Story is distributed through Google Fonts under an open-source licence, so you can use it for free in personal and commercial projects, including websites, apps, logos and print.

What fonts go well with Poor Story?

Good matches for Poor Story include Open Sans, Inter, Ubuntu and Kanit. Each of these offers enough contrast to create clear hierarchy while keeping a consistent feel.

Is Poor Story a variable font?

No. Poor Story is available as 1 static weight.

Who designed Poor Story?

Poor Story was designed by Yoon Design.