Oswald & Karla
A condensed bold grotesque headline with a slightly quirky grotesque body.
Set the tone at the top
A pairing test
The body face does the reading, so it should stay quiet and even.
Why it works
Oswald is too loud to set a paragraph in, which is exactly why it works as a headline — with Karla doing the slightly quirky grotesque reading underneath.
What each font brings
- Heading face
- Oswaldcondensed bold grotesque
- Body face
- Karla keeps the reading even and quiet.slightly quirky grotesque
Best for
Copy the code
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Oswald:wght@300;400;500;600;700&family=Karla:wght@300;400;500;700&display=swap" />