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Cormorant Garamond and Almarai font pairing

Serif headings with a sans serif body.

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Issue 07 · Field notes
Design is how it works

Good pairings feel inevitable. Great ones set the tone before a single word is read.

Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A strong pairing creates clear hierarchy while feeling like one consistent voice across every page. This paragraph is set in Almarai, while the headline uses Cormorant Garamond. Numbers like 0123456789, punctuation “quotes” — and ampersands & — reveal a lot about how two typefaces get along.

Contrast, then harmony

Look for contrast in structure and harmony in proportion: similar x-heights, compatible widths and a shared sense of rhythm. Bold text and italic text should feel natural, too.

Why this pairing works

A classic contrast: Cormorant Garamond's serifs give headlines an editorial, trustworthy voice while Almarai's clean shapes keep body text easy to scan on screens. Almarai stays comfortable at paragraph sizes.

HCormorant Garamond

Cormorant Garamond is a free serif typeface designed by Christian Thalmann, added to Google Fonts in 2016. It comes in 5 weights with matching italics, and is a variable font with a weight axis.

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BAlmarai

Almarai is a free sans serif typeface designed by Boutros Fonts and Mourad Boutros, added to Google Fonts in 2019. It comes in 4 weights.

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Use this pairing 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=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@700&family=Almarai:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Almarai', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

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Frequently asked questions

Do Cormorant Garamond and Almarai go well together?

A classic contrast: Cormorant Garamond's serifs give headlines an editorial, trustworthy voice while Almarai's clean shapes keep body text easy to scan on screens. Almarai stays comfortable at paragraph sizes.

Which font should be used for headings?

Use Cormorant Garamond for headings at weight 700, and Almarai for body text at weight 400. You can swap them in the pairing tool to compare.

Are Cormorant Garamond and Almarai free?

Yes — both are open-source fonts on Google Fonts and free for personal and commercial use.