Plantin font+Columbia Sans font

Plantin font (Serif font) pairing with Columbia Sans font (Sans Serif font)

Examples of websites using Plantin (Plantin is a serif font designed by Frank Hinman Pierpont, Robert Granjon, and released by Monotype in 1913. The font family consists of several styles, including regular, italic, bold, and bold italic) with Columbia Sans (Columbia Sans is a sans-serif font designed by Jean-Baptiste Levée and published through Production Type. It was initially created as a custom font for Columbia University in 2019 and was later released as a retail font in 2020. The family is available in 20 weights, from Hairline to Black, with matching italics)

Plantin vs Columbia Sans

Plantin is listed as serif, while Columbia Sans is listed as sans serif. Use this difference and the website examples below to choose the role each font should play.

The fonts appear together in 1 curated website example below.

ComparePlantinColumbia Sans
TypeSerifSans Serif
FoundryMonotypeNot specified
AvailabilityCommercial fontCommercial font
Plantin + Columbia Sans in use
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