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Merriweather
Merriweather is a free serif from Google Fonts, designed to read comfortably on screens. Its sturdy, readable forms suit body text, blogs, and articles.
Merriweather at a glance
Specimen
Merriweather was designed by Eben Sorkin to read pleasantly on screens, with sturdy serifs, a large x-height, and slightly condensed letters. That makes it comfortable in long passages, which is why it is a popular choice for blogs, articles, and books.
Body Text / 18pt Regular
Merriweather Font Details
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Templates using the font Merriweather
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Best font pairs for Merriweather
Merriweather pairs well with Montserrat, Roboto, and Open Sans, clean sans-serifs that balance its sturdy serif text.
EDITORIAL CONTRAST
Montserrat + Merriweather
Modern headings, classic reading
Montserrat's clean geometric headlines pair with Merriweather, a serif built specifically for sturdy on-screen reading, in the body. Use Montserrat for headings and Merriweather for the body on blogs and articles.
READABLE & WARM
Merriweather + Roboto
A warm, editorial headline
Merriweather's sturdy serif gives headlines a classic, readable weight, then Roboto's even sans body keeps the text plain below. A solid pairing for news and editorial sites.
CLASSIC & CLEAN
Merriweather + Open Sans
Classic headings, clean reading
Merriweather and Open Sans are both built for comfortable reading; Merriweather's serif leads the headings while Open Sans's neutral body handles long text. A dependable pairing for documentation and reports.
Alternatives to Merriweather
If you need an alternative to Merriweather, readable serifs like Lora, PT Serif, and Libre Baskerville read well in body text.
Lora
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This is a PT Serif headline
And this is body text in PT Serif. It's worth considering as an alternative to Merriweather.
View moreLibre Baskerville
This is a Libre Baskerville headline
And this is body text in Libre Baskerville. It's worth considering as an alternative to Merriweather.
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And this is body text in Source Serif 4. It's worth considering as an alternative to Merriweather.
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And this is body text in Bitter. It's worth considering as an alternative to Merriweather.
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