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Rock Salt font pairings

Fonts that go with Rock Salt — live previews, pairing ideas and free embed code.

Handwriting1 weightby Sideshow
Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow
400The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 !?&@€$%

Rock Salt is a free handwriting typeface designed by Sideshow, added to Google Fonts in 2011.

It comes in 1 weight.

It is the #395 most popular Latin font family on Google Fonts.

Rock Salt adds a personal, hand-made touch. Keep it to short phrases such as headlines, quotes or signatures, and pair it with a legible sans serif or serif for paragraphs.

Fonts that pair well with Rock Salt

Stories worth reading slowly

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

HRock SaltBNunitoplayfulfriendly→

Rock Salt adds a human, hand-made touch to short headlines and accents; Nunito keeps everything else clear and legible.

Everything starts with a sketch

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

HRock SaltBRoboto Condensedplayfulfriendly→

Rock Salt adds a human, hand-made touch to short headlines and accents; Roboto Condensed keeps everything else clear and legible.

Good things take time

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

HRock SaltBGoogle Sansplayfulfriendly→

Rock Salt adds a human, hand-made touch to short headlines and accents; Google Sans keeps everything else clear and legible.

Built for the long run

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

HRock SaltBDM Sansplayfulfriendly→

Rock Salt adds a human, hand-made touch to short headlines and accents; DM Sans keeps everything else clear and legible.

A field guide to good ideas

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

HRock SaltBFrauncesplayfulfriendly→

The informal energy of Rock Salt is grounded by Fraunces's traditional serif structure — friendly but still polished.

The future of small business

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

HRock SaltBBitterplayfulfriendly→

The informal energy of Rock Salt is grounded by Bitter's traditional serif structure — friendly but still polished.

Try Rock Salt in the pairing tool →

How to use Rock Salt 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=Rock+Salt:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
font-family: 'Rock Salt', cursive;

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Frequently asked questions

Is Rock Salt free for commercial use?

Yes. Rock Salt 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 Rock Salt?

Good matches for Rock Salt include Nunito, Roboto Condensed, Google Sans and DM Sans. Each of these offers enough contrast to create clear hierarchy while keeping a consistent feel.

Is Rock Salt a variable font?

No. Rock Salt is available as 1 static weight.

Who designed Rock Salt?

Rock Salt was designed by Sideshow.