Acanthus uses three fonts, chosen in Theme settings > Typography, all from Shopify's free font library.
| Font | Used for |
|---|---|
| Heading font | Page titles, section headings, product names |
| Accent font | The words you set in italics inside a heading |
| Body font | Paragraphs, buttons, menus, prices and everything else |
Change a font
Open Theme settings > Typography.
Select Change under Heading font, Accent font or Body font.
Search or browse, choose a font and its weight, and select Select.
Save. Every heading and paragraph in the shop changes together.
The accent words
The accent font is what makes a heading like The evening, in five moments feel considered. In any heading that allows formatting, select the words and press the I (italic) button: they appear in the accent font and, in most styles, in your accent color.
Size and spacing
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Body size | The size of paragraphs, from 14 to 20 px. 16 px suits most shops; 17 or 18 px for older or reading-heavy audiences |
| Heading scale | Makes every heading larger or smaller together, from 100 to 140 % |
| Heading letter spacing | Tighter for large display serifs, looser for capitals |
| Heading case | As typed or Uppercase for every heading |
Pairings that work for beauty
| Brand | Heading | Accent | Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxury skincare | A high-contrast serif | The same serif in italic | A clean, light sans |
| Clean and botanical | A soft serif | Its italic | A rounded humanist sans |
| Make-up and color | A fashion serif in capitals | A script or italic serif | A geometric sans |
| Clinical | A precise grotesque | A serif italic for warmth | The same grotesque |
Every extra font weight is another file for the browser to fetch. Three fonts at their regular weights are plenty; avoid choosing a separate bold for each.
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