Fonts that go with Public Sans

6 free fonts that pair well with Public Sans, a sans serif font by USWDS, Dan Williams, Pablo Impallari, Rodrigo Fuenzalida. Each pair is set as a real heading and paragraph, so you can see them work together.

Top pairing

Public Sans and Noto Serif

Public Sans heading, Noto Serif text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Noto Serif heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Noto Serif feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 2

Public Sans and Crimson Pro

Public Sans heading, Crimson Pro text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Crimson Pro heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Crimson Pro feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 3

Public Sans and Roboto Slab

Public Sans heading, Roboto Slab text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Roboto Slab heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Roboto Slab feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 4

Public Sans and Noto Serif JP

Public Sans heading, Noto Serif JP text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Noto Serif JP heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Noto Serif JP feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 5

Public Sans and Merriweather

Public Sans heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Merriweather heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Merriweather feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 6

Public Sans and Aleo

Public Sans heading, Aleo text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Aleo heading, Public Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Aleo feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing Public Sans, answered

What font goes best with Public Sans?

Noto Serif is our top pick. A classic contrast: the sans serif Public Sans and the serif Noto Serif feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Should Public Sans be the heading or the body font?

Either works. Public Sans has several weights, so it can carry headings or text. Try both orders above and keep the one that reads more clearly.

Are these font pairings free for commercial use?

Yes. Every font on this page is open licence, free for personal and commercial work, including logos, websites and print.

How do I use two fonts on a website?

Open each font page and copy the web embed code. Link both in your HTML, then set the heading font on h1, h2 and h3 and the body font on body or p in your CSS.