Fonts that go with Merriweather

6 free fonts that pair well with Merriweather, a serif font by Sorkin Type. Each pair is set as a real heading and paragraph, so you can see them work together.

Top pairing

Merriweather and Open Sans

Merriweather heading, Open Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Open Sans heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Open Sans feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 2

Merriweather and Instrument Sans

Merriweather heading, Instrument Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Instrument Sans heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Instrument Sans feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 3

Merriweather and Noto Sans

Merriweather heading, Noto Sans text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Noto Sans heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Noto Sans feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 4

Merriweather and Noto Sans JP

Merriweather heading, Noto Sans JP text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Noto Sans JP heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Noto Sans JP feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 5

Merriweather and Cabin

Merriweather heading, Cabin text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Cabin heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Cabin feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing 6

Merriweather and Roboto

Merriweather heading, Roboto text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

Roboto heading, Merriweather text

Good design starts with a clear voice

A strong pairing gives your headline personality and keeps your paragraphs easy to read. Here the heading and the text are set in two different fonts, so you can judge how they work together before you choose.

A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Roboto feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Pairing Merriweather, answered

What font goes best with Merriweather?

Open Sans is our top pick. A classic contrast: the serif Merriweather and the sans serif Open Sans feel different at a glance, so headings and body text are easy to tell apart while sharing a similar mood.

Should Merriweather be the heading or the body font?

Either works. Merriweather has several weights, so it can carry headings or text. Try both orders above and keep the one that reads more clearly.

Are these font pairings free for commercial use?

Yes. Every font on this page is open licence, free for personal and commercial work, including logos, websites and print.

How do I use two fonts on a website?

Open each font page and copy the web embed code. Link both in your HTML, then set the heading font on h1, h2 and h3 and the body font on body or p in your CSS.