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title: Which Fonts Go Together? Free Font Pairing & License Tools
description: Try 160 Google Font pairings with live editable text, then check whether a font is safe for logos and merch with the plain-language license helper. Free.
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# Which fonts go together, and can I use them for my business?

Try heading and body pairings from 160 free Google Fonts with your own words, then check what a font's license actually lets you do before it goes on a logo, sign or product. Runs in your browser.

Font pairing previewer

Font license helper

## Find your font pairing

120+ free commercial-use Google Fonts. Pick a preset or mix and match. Click the preview text to edit it.

**All free for commercial use.** Every font here is on Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License or Apache 2.0. Use freely in logos, print, and web.

Quick picks

Tap a quick pick again to shuffle another pairing in that mood.

Heading font

Body font

Preview size:

S

M

L

Your Brand Name A tagline that says what you do, simply. Body text is the everyday voice of your brand. It needs to be legible at small sizes, comfortable in long paragraphs, and warm enough to feel human. A great body font earns its keep silently. You notice when it's wrong, not when it's right.

Small print: labels, captions, fine print, button text. Does this font hold up at 13px?

Heading —    Body — Heading on Google Fonts  (opens in a new tab)Body on Google Fonts  (opens in a new tab)

Fonts load from Google Fonts: free, open-source, no tracking.

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## Can I use this font?

A friendly nudge in the right direction. Not legal advice, just a map of the questions worth asking.

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## Where did you get the font?

It came pre-installed on my computer or phone

Google Fonts (or another free open-source library like Bunny Fonts)

I bought it or downloaded it from a foundry or marketplace

A free download site / I'm not sure / someone sent it to me

## What do you want to use it for?

Tap all that apply, then hit next.

A logo

Print materials (menus, signage, merch)

A website

Selling products with the font on them (merch, templates)

Next

## Is this for a logo, or for selling products specifically?

Pre-installed fonts get extra picky about exactly these two things.

Yes: logo and/or selling products

No: just everyday documents and materials

## Here's the lay of the land

Font licenses vary by font and foundry. This tool points you in the right direction. Always confirm against the actual license (often called the EULA) that came with your font. When in doubt, a font with a clear commercial license is the safer choice.

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