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Titan One and Inter font pairing

Display headings with a sans serif body.

Issue 07 · Field notes

The art of saying less

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 Inter, while the headline uses Titan One. 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.

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Why this pairing works

Titan One is a display face with strong personality — use it big and sparingly. Inter is neutral enough to let it shine without competing. Inter ships in 9 weights, so you can build captions, buttons and emphasis without adding another family.

HTitan One

Titan One is a free display typeface designed by Rodrigo Fuenzalida, added to Google Fonts in 2012. It comes in 1 weight.

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BInter

Inter is a free sans serif typeface designed by Rasmus Andersson, added to Google Fonts in 2020. It comes in 9 weights with matching italics, and is a variable font with optical size and weight axes.

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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=Titan+One:wght@400&family=Inter:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS

h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: 'Titan One', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}

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