Lobster and Raleway font pairing
Display headings with a sans serif body.
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 Raleway, while the headline uses Lobster. Numbers like 0123456789, punctuation “quotes” — and ampersands & — reveal a lot about how two typefaces get along.
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
Lobster is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly. Raleway is neutral enough to let it shine without competing. Raleway ships in 9 weights, so you can build captions, buttons and emphasis without adding another family.
HLobster
Lobster is a free display typeface designed by Impallari Type, added to Google Fonts in 2010. It comes in 1 weight.
More pairings for Lobster →BRaleway
Raleway is a free sans serif typeface designed by Matt McInerney, Pablo Impallari and Rodrigo Fuenzalida, added to Google Fonts in 2012. It comes in 9 weights with matching italics, and is a variable font with a weight axis.
More pairings for Raleway →Use this pairing on your website
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Lobster:wght@400&family=Raleway:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Lobster', sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}
body {
font-family: 'Raleway', sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.6;
}More pairings with Lobster
Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
A bold connected script for headlines, with Cabin’s humanist clarity underneath.
Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
Lobster is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.
Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
Lobster is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly.
More pairings with Raleway
Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
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Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
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Typography sets the tone before a single word is read. A good pairing feels like one voice.
Elegant thin-stroke headings with a robust serif for comfortable paragraphs.
Frequently asked questions
Do Lobster and Raleway go well together?
Lobster is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly. Raleway is neutral enough to let it shine without competing. Raleway ships in 9 weights, so you can build captions, buttons and emphasis without adding another family.
Which font should be used for headings?
Use Lobster for headings at weight 400, and Raleway for body text at weight 400. You can swap them in the pairing tool to compare.
Are Lobster and Raleway free?
Yes — both are open-source fonts on Google Fonts and free for personal and commercial use.