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Abril Fatface
Abril Fatface is a free display serif from Google Fonts, a bold fat-face design with high contrast. Its dramatic letterforms are made for headlines and titles.
Abril Fatface at a glance
Specimen
Abril Fatface is a bold fat-face serif inspired by nineteenth-century advertising type, with dramatic contrast between thick and thin strokes. It commands attention in headlines and titles. Pair it with a simple sans for body text.
Body Text / 18pt Regular
Abril Fatface Font Details
Aa
Regular
Templates using the font Abril Fatface
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Best font pairs for Abril Fatface
Abril Fatface pairs well with Montserrat, Lato, and Open Sans.
BOLD & EDITORIAL
Abril Fatface + Montserrat
A bold, editorial headline
Abril Fatface is a Didone fatface with extreme stroke contrast, built for big headlines only, so Montserrat's even body carries the text. A bold pairing for magazines and posters.
FASHION & LUXURY
Abril Fatface + Lato
A dramatic, luxury headline
Abril Fatface's heavy, high-contrast display serif works only at large sizes, so keep it for headlines and let Lato's warm body do the reading. A stylish pairing for fashion and editorial pages.
CLASSIC CONTRAST
Abril Fatface + Open Sans
A bold display headline
Where Abril Fatface's dramatic fatface headline grabs the eye, Open Sans's plain body keeps the text readable below. Abril Fatface for the headline, Open Sans for the copy, on blogs and magazines.
Alternatives to Abril Fatface
If you need an alternative to Abril Fatface, high-contrast display serifs like Playfair Display, DM Serif Display, and Bodoni Moda offer a similar dramatic character.
Playfair Display
This is a Playfair Display headline
And this is body text in Playfair Display. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View moreDM Serif Display
This is a DM Serif Display headline
And this is body text in DM Serif Display. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View moreBodoni Moda
This is a Bodoni Moda headline
And this is body text in Bodoni Moda. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View moreRozha One
This is a Rozha One headline
And this is body text in Rozha One. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View morePrata
This is a Prata headline
And this is body text in Prata. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View moreCormorant Garamond
This is a Cormorant Garamond headline
And this is body text in Cormorant Garamond. It's worth considering as an alternative to Abril Fatface.
View moreFrequently asked questions about Abril Fatface
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