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SCHOLARLY SERIF FONT
Cardo
Cardo is a free serif from Google Fonts, designed for scholarly and classical texts with broad character support. Its refined forms suit body text and academic work.
Cardo at a glance
Specimen
Cardo is a scholarly serif designed for classical and academic texts, with broad support for Greek, Hebrew, and specialist characters. Its refined, even forms read comfortably in long passages, which suits books, research, and editorial work.
Body Text / 18pt Regular
Cardo Font Details
Aa
Regular
Aa
Bold
Templates using the font Cardo
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Best font pairs for Cardo
Cardo pairs well with Montserrat, Roboto, and Open Sans.
EDITORIAL CONTRAST
Montserrat + Cardo
Modern headings, classic reading
Montserrat's clean geometric headlines sit above Cardo, a scholarly serif with broad classical-language support, in the body. Use Montserrat for headings and Cardo for the body on academic and editorial pages.
CLASSIC & SCHOLARLY
Cardo + Roboto
A refined, scholarly headline
Cardo's classic, book-style serif gives headlines a scholarly tone, then Roboto's even sans body keeps long text plain. A readable pairing for journals and articles.
READABLE & CLEAN
Cardo + Open Sans
Classic headings, clean reading
Cardo and Open Sans are both easy on the eye over long passages; Cardo's serif heads while Open Sans's neutral body handles the text. A dependable pairing for essays and papers.
Alternatives to Cardo
If you need an alternative to Cardo, classic serifs like EB Garamond, Crimson Pro, and Gentium Book Plus suit scholarly and long-form text.
EB Garamond
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View moreGentium Book Plus
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View moreLora
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View moreVollkorn
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View moreAlegreya
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