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GOOGLEOFL-1.1

Merriweather

Serif

By Google Fonts • Publisher: Google Fonts

14 styles available•Weights: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900•Variable Font Support
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Styles & Weights Specimen

Weight 300
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Weight 400
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Weight 500
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Weight 600
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Weight 700
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Weight 800
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Weight 900
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Quick Integration Snippets

CSS @import
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@300;400;600;700;800&display=swap');

body {
  font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
}
NPM Package
npm install @fontsource/merriweather
HTML <link> tag
<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=Merriweather:wght@300;400;600;700;800&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
Tailwind CSS Config
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        'merriweather': ['Merriweather', serif],
      },
    },
  },
};

Recommended Typography Pairings

Contrast & Hierarchy

Pairing Merriweather with high-contrast complementary typefaces creates strong visual hierarchy between headlines, interface body copy, and code blocks.

InterSans
Serif Headline + Modern UI Body

Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.

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General SansSans
Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext

Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.

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JetBrains MonoMonospace
Serif Copy + Code Accents

Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

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About Merriweather

Merriweather is a free, open-source serif typeface published by Google Fonts. It is distributed under the OFL-1.1 license, making it completely free for commercial and personal use.

Font Weights & Styles

This typeface includes 14 styles. The available weights are: 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900.

Installation

You can install Merriweather via npm:

npm install @fontsource/merriweather

Or import it via CSS:

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@300;400;600;700;800&display=swap');

Recommended Font Pairings

Creating typographic contrast is essential for high-impact web design. Here are battle-tested typeface pairings for Merriweather:

  • Inter (Sans) — Serif Headline + Modern UI Body: Grounds classic editorial serifs with crisp digital legibility.
  • General Sans (Sans) — Serif Titles + Clean Sans Subtext: Warm editorial balance across marketing pages.
  • JetBrains Mono (Monospace) — Serif Copy + Code Accents: Contrasting literary prose with precision technical monospacing.

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