The Best Shopify Fonts - Sans Serif + Serif Font Combinations

The best Shopify fonts are already sitting in your theme editor: the Shopify font library has over 500 free, open-source typefaces, and the right pairing can make your store look custom-designed in about two clicks.

The thing is, this choice deserves more attention than it usually gets. Your type speaks before your copy does: customers can tell whether your store feels luxury, playful, or bargain bin before they've read a single word.

So if you've ever opened the font picker, scrolled for twenty minutes, and closed it feeling more lost than when you started (hello, so did I), this list is for you. Below are the ten plug-and-play combinations I keep coming back to, no custom font uploads or backend code required.

One quick rule before we get into it: fonts that work well together need enough visual contrast to create a clear hierarchy. That's why every combo below pairs a characterful heading font with an easygoing body font.

One big heads up before we dive in: Shopify overhauled its font library in 2025. The licensed fonts that used to live there (Futura, Georgia Pro, Optima Nova, and friends) were removed, and any store still using them got switched to a lookalike automatically in August 2025. I've updated every pairing in this article so it only includes fonts you can select in the current library.

So, what are the best available fonts for you to use on your online store? (And if you're still picking the theme those fonts will live in, my roundup of the 5 best Shopify themes pairs nicely with this one).

Winning font combinations

Libre Caslon Text + Muli

Keeping it tall, thin, and refined. With a clean serif to sans serif ratio, Libre Caslon Text means business while Muli keeps the friendly vibes at bay. Another crowd favorite to keep in your rotation.

Funnel Display + Fustat

This one feels current without trying too hard. Funnel Display has quirky yet understated details that give your headings personality, and Fustat is a clean, low-fuss sans that reads beautifully at body sizes. A great pick for brands that want modern with a wink.

Faculty Glyphic + Cabin

A friendly serif and a friendlier sans. Faculty Glyphic has a bookish, thoughtful, even slightly mystical feel, and Cabin's soft, humanist curves keep the whole store approachable. Lovely for wellness, food, or anything cozy.

Geist + Outfit

This one's for the minimalists. Geist was designed for developer tools, so it's about as crisp and no-nonsense as a sans serif gets (it's one where I'm like how is a font THIS good free?), and Outfit keeps body text geometric and tidy. If your brand leans sleek and techy, this is your pair.

Caprasimo + Courier New

This is perhaps the most personality-filled combination of them all—I'm such a sucker for a soulful monospaced (AKA equally spaced letters) font such as Courier New. Paired with the chunky, curvy, retro display font Caprasimo, you'll get a playful and vintage-inspired feel for your eCommerce store.

Libre Baskerville + Pinyon Script

Oh to see this lovely pair in action. Script fonts can either seem super elegant or super tacky—my vote is for super elegant with the flowing Pinyon Script paired with the timeless serif Libre Baskerville.

Instrument Serif + Instrument Sans

These two were designed to go together (they're from the same type family), and it shows. Instrument Serif brings a refined, editorial feel to headings while Instrument Sans keeps everything else easy and modern. They just WORK.

Bricolage Grotesque + DM Sans

If you're looking for a bold display font and workhorse sans serif, this is the combo for you. Bricolage Grotesque is loud in the best way, and pairing it with a super-sleek sans serif like DM Sans is sure to turn heads. This would be a great option for a streetwear brand, tattoo shop, or any store with an edge.

Nanum Myeongjo + Jost

An unexpected pairing that just works. Nanum Myeongjo is a delicate, elegant yet warm serif with gorgeous thin strokes, and Jost's geometric structure gives it something solid to sit against. Feminine, airy, and a little different from what everyone else is using.

DM Serif Display + Karla

You cannot go wrong with a bold header paired with a straightforward sans serif body. DM Serif Display has the editorial, high-contrast drama, and Karla's slight quirkiness keeps the pairing from feeling too buttoned-up. A welcoming yet refined feel for your eCommerce store.

The Shopify font library: what changed

The Shopify font library lives in your theme customizer under Theme settings, then Typography. Open the font picker and you'll find over 500 fonts you can apply to your store in a couple of clicks, no code required.

The library got a serious shake-up in 2025. Shopify removed its licensed fonts (all the Monotype classics like Futura, Basic Commercial, and Century Old Style) and went all-in on open-source typefaces, adding 32 new families like Inter, Space Grotesk, and Playfair Display in the process. If your store was using one of the retired fonts, Shopify swapped it for a lookalike in August 2025, which is worth double-checking, because "similar style" does a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.

You can browse every available family in Shopify's font library documentation. And since your fonts will outlive every trend cycle your store goes through, it's worth choosing them the same way you'd choose any brand asset. I wrote about that in how to create a timeless brand.

Free fonts and custom fonts on Shopify

Every font in the current Shopify font library is free. Since the 2025 update, the whole library is open-source, so there are no licensing fees and nothing to install. Pick a font in the theme editor and you're done.

If your brand font lives outside the library, you can still use it—I have a free tool that allows you to upload your custom fonts on Shopify, no app needed. Just make sure your font's license covers web use before you upload it (a desktop license and a web license are two different purchases with most foundries).

Shopify typography tips (whatever fonts you choose)

Stick to two fonts: one for headings, one for body text. A third can work if it earns its place (a monospaced accent, for example), but four starts to look like a ransom note.

Keep body text at 16px or larger, because squinting customers leave. And build your hierarchy with size and weight rather than switching fonts at every level.

Typography also does a lot of the visual heavy lifting on your homepage, so if you're rethinking fonts it's a good moment to audit the whole page. My guide to building a high-converting Shopify home page covers where each piece goes.

Shopify fonts FAQ

Picking your pairing

Choosing the right fonts for your Shopify store can be tricky. You want to find a font pairing that is both unique and inviting to customers, and I've shown you some of my favorite combinations that are available in the Shopify font library right now.

Want to bring your own brand font instead? My free custom font tool gets it onto your store, no app needed. And if choosing your Shopify fonts is sending you into a tizzy, hand the whole thing off to an expert.