Merriweather

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TYPEFACE OVERVIEW

Designed to be a text face that is pleasant to read on screens, with very large x-height, mild diagonal stress, and sturdy serifs.

Commercial Stand-In: Often chosen as an open-source alternative to Georgia, Charter, Palatino.

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Category serif

Serifs bracketed

Contrast medium

Proportions regular

Variable Font Static

About Merriweather

Merriweather, by Eben Sorkin of Sorkin Type, was designed to be pleasant to read on screens. It has a large x-height, slightly condensed letters and sturdy serifs that hold up well at small sizes and on lower-resolution displays. A companion family, Merriweather Sans, shares the same proportions.

Best used for

Long-form articles and blogs
Ebooks and documentation
News sites and newsletters
Any body text that needs a serif

What to pair it with

Merriweather works with almost any clean sans. Open Sans, Roboto and Montserrat are common heading partners, and Merriweather Sans gives a closely matched pair.

INTERACTIVE SPECIMEN TESTER

Size: 36px