Merriweather

Name: Merriweather
Author: Sorkin Type

Serif transitional par Sorkin Type #23 sur Google Fonts

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Taille

Graisse

À propos Merriweather

Designed by Sorkin Type for comfortable on-screen reading, Merriweather features a generous x-height, slightly condensed letterforms, and sturdy serifs that hold up well at small sizes on low-resolution displays. Its variable font implementation is unusually expressive, offering optical size, width, and weight axes simultaneously — a rarity that allows precise typographic control from caption to headline. Writers and publishers gravitate toward Merriweather for long-form editorial content and blog typography.

Design Analysis

Merriweather is a slab-influenced serif designed specifically for comfortable reading on screens. Its tall x-height, sturdy serifs, and open counters compensate for the limitations of low-resolution displays. Moderate stroke contrast and slightly condensed proportions allow longer text runs without fatigue.

Recommended Use Cases

One of the best serif choices for long-form web content, blog platforms, and digital publishing. Pairs exceptionally well with Open Sans or Source Sans for a classic editorial sans-serif/serif combination.

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Cascade de graisses (7)

300 Light

400 Regular

500 Medium

600 SemiBold

700 Bold

800 ExtraBold

900 Black

Comment utiliser

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@300;500;600;700;800;900;400&display=swap');

font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;

brew install --cask font-merriweather

Détails

Catégorie: Serif
Style: transitional
Graisses: 7
Italique: ✓
Coréen: ✗
Designer: Sorkin Type
Licence: OFL
Version
Popularité: #23
Téléchargements: 204

Utilisation de la licence

Usage web	Autorisé
Impression	Autorisé
Vidéo / Diffusion	Autorisé
Emballage	Autorisé
Intégration dans les apps	Autorisé
Marque / Logo	Autorisé
Modification	Autorisé

OFL — Gratuit pour usage personnel et commercial

Support linguistique

cyrillic cyrillic-ext latin latin-ext vietnamese

Idéal pour

body_text editorial headers presentations

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Concepts typographiques

Serif
A small decorative stroke added to the end of a letter's main strokes. Serif fonts (like Times New Roman) have these; sans-serif fonts don't.
Leading
The vertical distance between lines of text, measured from baseline to baseline. Named after lead strips used in letterpress printing.
Measure
The length of a line of text, typically 45–75 characters for optimal readability. Too long or too short reduces reading comfort.
Responsive Typography
Typography that adapts to different screen sizes — using media queries, viewport units, or CSS clamp() for fluid scaling.
Line Height
The CSS property controlling the distance between lines of text. Typically set to 1.5 or 150% for body text readability.
Readability
How comfortably extended text can be read in longer passages — affected by font choice, size, line-height, measure, and color contrast.