Font pairing

Source Sans 3 + Special Elite

Heading in Source Sans 3, body in Special Elite — a Sans Serif/Display combination.

The art of typography, made pairable.

Special Elite · Subhead

Great typography starts with a great pair. Source Sans 3 carries authority in the headline while Special Elite keeps body copy comfortable to read. Together they give a design a coherent voice across sizes, weights and contexts — from hero sections to long-form articles.

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CSS

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:wght@400;700&family=Special+Elite:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif; }
body { font-family: 'Special Elite', sans-serif; }

Why it works

A Sans Serif display face contrasts naturally with a Display body face — clear hierarchy, no muddled mood. Both are free from Google Fonts under OFL/Apache and safe for commercial use.