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Cormorant + Jost

Haute Typography

Where luxury meets modernity

Cormorant's delicate elegance speaks to the finer things, while Jost's geometric clarity keeps the message modern. This is the typography of aspiration. Timeless yet contemporary.

High fashion typography. Cormorant's delicate elegance paired with Jost's geometric refinement for luxury brands.

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Typefaces Used

Primaryserif

Cormorant Garamond

Display version of the timeless Garamond. High contrast and refined for large sizes.

Designed by Christian Thalmann

Released 2015

Available weights: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700

Secondarysans

Jost

Geometric sans inspired by Futura. Elegant and refined with optical sizing.

Designed by Owen Earl

Released 2020

Available weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900

Recommended Scale

H1

Headline One

Cormorant Garamond · 600 · 56px · 1.05

H2

Headline Two

Cormorant Garamond · 500 · 38px · 1.15

H3

Headline Three

Jost · 500 · 22px · 1.25

Body

Body text for paragraphs and long-form content.

Jost · 400 · 16px · 1.7

Caption

Caption and metadata text

Jost · 400 · 13px · 1.5

In Context

Design Essay · 12 min read

Haute Typography

Where luxury meets modernity

Cormorant's delicate elegance speaks to the finer things, while Jost's geometric clarity keeps the message modern. This is the typography of aspiration. Timeless yet contemporary.

Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury.

Coco Chanel

Developer Exports

Google Fonts
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:wght@500;600&family=Jost:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
h1 {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 56px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.05;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

h2 {
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", serif;
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
}

h3 {
  font-family: "Jost", sans-serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.25;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}

.body-text {
  font-family: "Jost", sans-serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.caption {
  font-family: "Jost", sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.5;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
}
Tailwind Config
// tailwind.config.ts
import type { Config } from "tailwindcss";

const config: Config = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        cormorantgaramond: [""Cormorant Garamond"", "serif"],
        jost: [""Jost"", "sans-serif"],
      },
      fontSize: {
        "h1": ["56px", { lineHeight: "1.05", fontWeight: "600" }],
        "h2": ["38px", { lineHeight: "1.15", fontWeight: "500" }],
        "h3": ["22px", { lineHeight: "1.25", fontWeight: "500" }],
        "body": ["16px", { lineHeight: "1.7", fontWeight: "400" }],
        "caption": ["13px", { lineHeight: "1.5", fontWeight: "400" }],
      },
    },
  },
};

export default config;

AI-Ready Exports

Copy these structured prompts to brief AI tools on your typography system. Paste directly into ChatGPT, Claude, or any LLM.

System Description

Explain this type system to an AI

Use this typographic system:

Headings:
  Cormorant Garamond, 600 weight
  Used for H1–H3
  Display version of the timeless Garamond. High contrast and refined for large sizes.

Body:
  Jost, 400 weight
  Used for paragraphs and UI
  Geometric sans inspired by Futura. Elegant and refined with optical sizing.

Tone:
  luxury, elegant, sophisticated
  High fashion typography. Cormorant's delicate elegance paired with Jost's geometric refinement for luxury brands.

Use this scale:
  H1 — 56px / 1.05 / -0.01em
  H2 — 38px / 1.15
  H3 — 22px / 1.25 / 0.02em
  Body — 16px / 1.7
  Caption — 13px / 1.5

UI Generation Prompt

Use when asking AI to generate code

When generating UI or HTML, use this typography system:

H1 — Cormorant Garamond — 600 — 56px — line-height 1.05 — letter-spacing -0.01em
H2 — Cormorant Garamond — 500 — 38px — line-height 1.15
H3 — Jost — 500 — 22px — line-height 1.25 — letter-spacing 0.02em
Body — Jost — 400 — 16px — line-height 1.7
Caption — Jost — 400 — 13px — line-height 1.5

Headings should feel luxury and elegant.
Body text should feel readable and modern.

Do NOT mix additional fonts.
Maintain consistent hierarchy throughout.