Favour legibility over originality
An original font can seem appealing, but if it tires the eye, it undermines your message. For everyday text, choose simple, proven characters. Sans-serif fonts are often more legible on screen, while serif fonts give a more classic tone.
Make sure the numbers, accents and punctuation are clear: a French-language site needs a font that handles accents well.
Limit the number of fonts
Two fonts are almost always enough: one for headings, one for body text. Beyond that, the site looks disorganised and loses consistency.
- A heading font with character
- A neutral, comfortable body font
- Varied weights (regular, bold) rather than several families
Get sizes, line spacing and performance right
On mobile, body text that is too small discourages reading. Plan for a comfortable size and airy line spacing so the lines can breathe. The hierarchy between headings, subheadings and paragraphs must be visible at a glance.
Watch out for speed too: every font loaded adds weight to the page. Choose well-optimised fonts and limit unused weights. At Skywebis, we select legible, accessible and lightweight typefaces, tailored to your brand world.
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Two at most in most cases: one for headings, one for body text.
They can add weight to it. Limiting their number and weights preserves loading speed.
