Fonts do more for your brand’s personality than almost any other choice. The wrong font makes a premium brand look cheap and a playful brand look stiff. Here are reliable Canva fonts for social media, how to pair them and how to keep text readable on a phone.
Rules for social media type
- Two fonts maximum per design, one for headlines and one for everything else.
- Headlines big: on a 1080 pixel wide post, headlines usually look best between 70 and 140 points.
- Body text not tiny: keep supporting text at 32 points or larger so it can be read on a phone.
- Contrast in style: pair a bold or decorative headline with a simple body font.
- Avoid long text in script fonts. Scripts are for one or two words at most.
Bold, modern sans serifs
These work for almost any business and are the safest choice for headlines.
- Montserrat: geometric, clean and versatile in heavy weights.
- Anton: tall, condensed and loud. Great for short punchy headlines.
- Bebas Neue: all caps, condensed, perfect for sales and events.
- Poppins: friendly, round and very readable.
- League Spartan: strong and geometric with a modern edge.
Elegant serifs
Serifs feel editorial and premium. Ideal for real estate, beauty, fashion and coaching.
- Playfair Display: high contrast and classic, great for headlines.
- DM Serif Display: softer, modern and warm.
- Cormorant Garamond: refined and light, best at large sizes.
- Libre Baskerville: sturdy and very readable.
Clean body fonts
- Open Sans and Lato: neutral and easy to read.
- Inter: designed for screens, crisp at small sizes.
- DM Sans: modern and slightly geometric.
Pairings that work
| Headline | Body | Feels like |
|---|---|---|
| Anton | Inter | Bold, energetic, fitness and sales |
| Playfair Display | Lato | Classic, editorial, real estate and beauty |
| Montserrat ExtraBold | Open Sans | Modern, trustworthy, any business |
| DM Serif Display | DM Sans | Warm and polished, coaches and creators |
| Bebas Neue | Poppins | Punchy and friendly, restaurants and events |
| Cormorant Garamond | Inter | Luxury, minimal, high-end brands |
Templates with font pairings built in
Editorial Real Estate Carousel Pack
$319.99 30 templates
Editorial Beauty Salon Social Brand Kit
$319.99 80 templates
Bold Beauty Salon Instagram Post Pack
$299.99 65 templates
Matching fonts to your niche
- Real estate and luxury: elegant serif headlines with lots of space.
- Fitness: condensed, heavy sans serifs in all caps.
- Restaurants: bold display fonts with personality, kept to short words.
- Coaches and consultants: clean sans serifs for authority, maybe a serif accent.
- Beauty and salons: refined serifs or light sans serifs.
Save your fonts once
Once you choose a pairing, add it to your Brand Kit so it is always one click away. Follow our Brand Kit setup guide, then pair your fonts with a matching palette from our Canva color palettes. For the full design system, start with the Canva social media guide.