Serif · Sorkin Type
Merriweather
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CSSfont-family: 'Merriweather', serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-optical-sizing: none; line-height: 1.1;
Merriweather is a free serif by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2011. Among the 354 serifs on FontKind, Merriweather has an x-height taller than 95%, is wider than 80% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 76%. Its thickest strokes are 2.0 times its thinnest: high stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Martel
Merriweather on one light table with its two closest fonts, Martel (100 out of 100) and Volkhov (82). Martel is 17% lighter; Volkhov is 11% heavier, with an x-height 10% shorter and more stroke contrast.
Merriweather and Martel laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with MerriweatherMartel…
Most different letters first; the figure is the share of ink the fonts have in common. Where the fonts agree the letters cancel to black: every white sliver is a real difference.
02 / Letters
The Merriweather alphabet
Capitals, lowercase, figures and signs · weight 400
Tap the letters you like, here and in other fonts, to find the fonts whose letters look most like them.
- &
- ?
- !
- @
- %
- (
- )
03 / Weights
Merriweather in 7 weights
7 weights, 300–900, with italics · variable from 300 to 900
Variable weight, 300 to 900
- 300 Light, with its italic
- 400 Regular, with its italic
- 500 Medium, with its italic
- 600 Semibold, with its italic
- 700 Bold, with its italic
- 800 Extra bold, with its italic
- 900 Black, with its italic
04 / Facts
Who made Merriweather, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Kind
- Serif
- Styles
- 7 weights, 300–900, with italics
- Variable axes
- Optical size 18–144, Width 87–112, Weight 300–900
- On Google Fonts since
- 2011
- Character sets
- cyrillic, cyrillic-ext, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Licence
- SIL Open Font License 1.1
Can I use it?
- Commercial use
- Yes.
- Logos
- Yes.
- Websites and apps
- Yes. Self-hosted or loaded from Google Fonts.
- PDFs and documents
- Yes.
- Changes
- Yes, under another name. Not as “Merriweather”: the licence reserves the name.
- Sharing the files
- Yes, but not for sale. With the licence.
Merriweather is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. This is a plain summary, not legal advice: the licence itself decides.
Already in your apps?
- Google Docs
- Most likely. Under More fonts, in Sheets and Slides too. Google’s guide
- Word, PowerPoint
- No. Install it from Google Fonts first. Microsoft’s list
- Figma
- Yes. Built in, nothing to install. Figma’s help
- Canva
- Not verified. Search its font menu for Merriweather, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Merriweather under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Merriweather, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.5% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 55.9% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 45%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 2.03 : 1high stroke contrast
Where it stands among serifs
Ranked against all 354 serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 95% of serifs
WidthWider than 80% of serifs
InkDarker than 76% of serifs
ContrastNear the middle of serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Merriweather
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Merriweather's own familyMerriweather Sans
- Martel10017% lighterBased on Merriweather
- Volkhov82x-height 10% shorter · 11% heavier · more stroke contrast
- Donegal One80x-height 10% shorter
- Bespoke Serif80x-height 9% shorter · 12% lighter
- Adamina79more stroke contrast · 7% lighter · x-height 3% shorter
- Libre Caslon Text78x-height 6% shorter · more stroke contrast · 3% narrower
All 100 fonts similar to Merriweather →Compare side by side →Get Merriweather on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Merriweather without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Adamina79text 1.8% narrower · x-height 3.1% shorter
- Domine76same text width · x-height 2.8% shorter
- Noticia Text74text 1.9% narrower · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Kadwa68same text width · x-height 4.6% shorter
- Roboto Slab60text 1.5% narrower · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Noto Serif58same text width · x-height 3.5% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Merriweather loads, this sets Times New Roman in its place at 120.6% of its size, so running text keeps Merriweather’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Merriweather Fallback';
src: local('Times New Roman');
size-adjust: 120.57%;
ascent-override: 81.61%;
descent-override: 22.64%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Merriweather', 'Merriweather Fallback', serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Merriweather
Of the 67,676 home pages that load Merriweather, the share that load each font too, and how that compares with chance.
Same page, not which sets the headings · HTTP Archive , 1 September 2026
- Open Sans21%14,331 sites · 1.2× chance
- Roboto19%12,813 sites · 0.9× chance
- Montserrat17%11,269 sites · 1.2× chance
- Lato9.6%6,529 sites · 1.2× chance
- Poppins5.7%3,832 sites · 0.5× chance
- Inter5.3%3,580 sites · 0.5× chance
More than chanceMerriweather Sans 19×Bilbo Swash Caps 15×Inconsolata 5.3×
Fonts that go with Merriweather: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerMerriweather + any fontHow many of the 6,276,350 home pages counted load the two together, and how that compares with chance.Check this font with any other09 / Questions
Questions about Merriweather
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Merriweather free for commercial use?
Yes. Merriweather is under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 , which allows commercial use at any scale, logos, websites, apps and PDFs included; a changed version may not be called “Merriweather”.
How do I download and install Merriweather?
FontKind doesn’t host Merriweather’s files: it comes free from Google Fonts . On its page there, choose Get font, then Download all, and unzip the file. It holds two variable files, one for the uprights and one for the italics, and a static folder with a file per style: install one set or the other, not both. On Windows or a Mac, double-click each font file and choose Install, then restart any app that was open, Word included.
Is Merriweather in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Merriweather isn’t one of Microsoft 365’s cloud fonts. Installed, it is in Word’s font menu and PowerPoint’s. On Windows, its weights beyond Regular and Bold show as fonts of their own, such as Merriweather Light and Merriweather Black. For someone who hasn’t installed it, turn on Embed fonts in the file in Word’s save options: its licence allows that.
Is Merriweather in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Merriweather under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Merriweather in Figma?
Yes: Merriweather is in Figma’s font menu with all seven weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Merriweather have?
Merriweather comes in seven weights, from Light (300) to Black (900), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 900, optical sizes from 18 to 144 and widths from 87% to 112%.
Who designed Merriweather?
Merriweather was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since May 2011. Sorkin Type also made Fjalla One, Agbalumo, Asar and eight more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Merriweather?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Martel (100), Volkhov (82) and Donegal One (80), out of 100. Next to Merriweather, Martel is 17% lighter. Its own family, listed apart, adds Merriweather Sans. See all 100 fonts like Merriweather.