Playfair Display 12pt + Source Sans 3
Playfair Display 12pt variant brings the elegance optimized for newspaper column widths. Source Sans 3 body provides Adobe-grade reading comfort for serious journalism. Why this pairing works: Newspaper-optimized serif meets Adobe-grade body. Playfair 12pt's column-width refinement paired with Source Sans 3's professional readability for premium journalism. Playfair Display 12pt + Source Sans 3 is a serif + sans combination — classic contrast — elegant headings, clean body in the editorial category, with a newspaper & refined mood. Playfair Display 12pt is a didone serif typeface while Source Sans 3 is humanist sans, giving the pair high contrast and medium x-height. Best for Digital newspapers, Subscription journalism, Investigative reporting. Industries that use this style include Editorial, Education, Finance. Usage tips: Playfair 12pt at 600-700 for column headlines. Source Sans 3 at 16px body. Newspaper-inspired layouts with generous columns. Similar editorial pairings: Merriweather + Source Sans 3, Libre Baskerville + Nunito Sans, PT Serif + PT Sans. Browse all combinations on the Font Fusion homepage.