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GOOGLEOFL-1.1

Josefin Slab

Serif

By Google Fonts • Publisher: Google Fonts

14 styles available•Weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700•Variable Font Support
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SIZE:36px
WEIGHT:
TRACKING:0px

Styles & Weights Specimen

Weight 100
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Weight 200
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Weight 300
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Weight 400
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Weight 500
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Weight 600
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Weight 700
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Quick Integration Snippets

CSS @import
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Josefin%20Slab:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');

body {
  font-family: 'Josefin Slab', serif;
}
NPM Package
npm install @fontsource/josefin-slab
HTML <link> tag
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Josefin%20Slab:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
Tailwind CSS v3 Config
// Tailwind CSS v3: tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        "josefin-slab": ["Josefin Slab","serif"],
      },
    },
  },
};
Tailwind CSS v4 Theme
/* Tailwind CSS v4: add after your font stylesheet imports */
@theme {
  --font-josefin-slab: 'Josefin Slab', serif;
}

Recommended Typography Pairings

Contrast & Hierarchy

Pairing Josefin Slab with high-contrast complementary typefaces creates strong visual hierarchy between headlines, interface body copy, and code blocks.

InterSans
Serif Headline + Modern UI Body

Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.

Explore Pairing
General SansSans
Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext

Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.

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JetBrains MonoMonospace
Serif Copy + Code Accents

Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

Explore Pairing

About Josefin Slab

Josefin Slab is a serif typeface published by Google Fonts. Its listed license is OFL-1.1. It is distributed under the SIL Open Font License. Check the publisher’s license and distribution details before embedding or redistributing files.

Font Weights & Styles

This typeface includes 14 styles. The available weights are: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700.

Installation

Install the available font package for Josefin Slab:

npm install @fontsource/josefin-slab

Load the supported webfont styles and apply the family:

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Josefin%20Slab:wght@100;200;300;400;500;600;700&display=swap');

body {
  font-family: 'Josefin Slab', serif;
}

Recommended Font Pairings

Try these contrasting families with Josefin Slab. Compare them at the sizes used in your interface, especially body text and code:

  • Inter (Sans) — Serif Headline + Modern UI Body: Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.
  • General Sans (Sans) — Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext: Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.
  • JetBrains Mono (Monospace) — Serif Copy + Code Accents: Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

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