Sans serif · Sorkin Type
Merriweather Sans
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CSSfont-family: 'Merriweather Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; line-height: 1.1;
Merriweather Sans is a free sans serif by Sorkin Type, on Google Fonts since 2013. Among the 697 sans serifs on FontKind, Merriweather Sans has an x-height taller than 86%, is wider than 79% and, at its regular weight, is darker than 78%. Its thickest strokes are 1.5 times its thinnest: moderate stroke contrast.
01 / Light table
Laid on top of Tauri
Merriweather Sans on one light table with its two closest fonts, Tauri (89 out of 100) and Martel Sans (80). Tauri is 4% narrower; Martel Sans is 18% lighter, with an x-height 4% shorter.
Merriweather Sans and Tauri laid on top of each other.
Ink shared with Merriweather SansTauri…
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 Sans 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 Sans in 6 weights
6 weights, 300–800, with italics · variable from 300 to 800
Variable weight, 300 to 800
- 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
04 / Facts
Who made Merriweather Sans, and can you use it?
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Kind
- Sans serif
- Styles
- 6 weights, 300–800, with italics
- Variable axes
- Weight 300–800
- On Google Fonts since
- 2013
- Character sets
- 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 Sans 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 Sans, or upload it with Canva Pro. Canva’s help
- Cricut
- Once installed. Design Space lists Merriweather Sans under System. Fonts for Cricut →
From each app’s own font list or help pages, read on 28 September 2026.
05 / Measurements
Merriweather Sans, measured
Taken from the font file's own outlines, regular style
- x-height
- 55.7% of the emlowercase x
- Cap height
- 74.3% of the emcapitals
- x / cap
- 0.75lowercase against capitals
- Width
- 54.7% of the emaverage lowercase
- Ink
- 48%letter box filled
- Contrast
- 1.46 : 1moderate stroke contrast
Where it stands among sans serifs
Ranked against all 697 sans serifs on FontKind
x-heightLarger than 86% of sans serifs
WidthWider than 79% of sans serifs
InkDarker than 78% of sans serifs
ContrastMore contrast than 90% of sans serifs
06 / Similar fonts
Fonts similar to Merriweather Sans
Matched letter by letter · its own family apart
Merriweather Sans's own familyMerriweather
- Tauri894% narrower
- Martel Sans8018% lighter · x-height 4% shorter
- Proza Libre8016% lighter · x-height 7% shorter
- Murecho7910% narrower · x-height 7% shorter · 13% lighter
- Telex77x-height 8% shorter · 11% lighter · 4% narrower
- Menbere76less stroke contrast · 7% lighter
All 100 fonts similar to Merriweather Sans →Compare side by side →Get Merriweather Sans on Google Fonts
07 / Swap
Swap Merriweather Sans without a jump
Running text within 3% of the width, x-height within 5%
- Tauri89text 0.6% wider · x-height 0.5% shorter
- Martel Sans80text 1.2% wider · x-height 4.1% shorter
- Junction75text 1.7% wider · x-height 1.3% shorter
- Nobile70text 1.8% wider · x-height 2.5% taller
- Orienta65text 2.8% wider · x-height 4.9% shorter
- Encode Sans Semi Expanded62same text width · x-height 2.6% shorter
Fallback while it loads
Until Merriweather Sans loads, this sets Arial in its place at 106.9% of its size, so running text keeps Merriweather Sans’s width and lines keep their height: nothing moves when it arrives.
@font-face {
font-family: 'Merriweather Sans Fallback';
src: local('Arial');
size-adjust: 106.94%;
ascent-override: 92.01%;
descent-override: 25.53%;
line-gap-override: 0.00%;
}
font-family: 'Merriweather Sans', 'Merriweather Sans Fallback', sans-serif;08 / Pairs
Used together with Merriweather Sans
Of the 9,987 home pages that load Merriweather Sans, 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 Sans23%2,269 sites · 1.3× chance
- Merriweather21%2,084 sites · 19× chanceMerriweather Sans’s own family
- Roboto14%1,420 sites · 0.7× chance
- Montserrat6.2%621 sites · 0.5× chance
- Lato5.5%553 sites · 0.7× chance
- Oswald4.7%465 sites · 1.6× chance
More than chanceMerriweather 19×Philosopher 9.4×Catamaran 3.8×
Fonts that go with Merriweather Sans: pairs and trios →The pairs sites choose most →
Pair checkerMerriweather Sans + 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 Sans
Answered from its licence, Google Fonts and each app’s own font list
Is Merriweather Sans free for commercial use?
Yes. Merriweather Sans 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 Sans?
FontKind doesn’t host Merriweather Sans’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 Sans in Microsoft Word?
Not until you install it: Merriweather Sans 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 Sans Light and Merriweather Sans ExtraBold. 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 Sans in Google Docs?
Most likely. Search for Merriweather Sans under More fonts in the font menu of Docs; added there, it is in Sheets and Slides too.
Is Merriweather Sans in Figma?
Yes: Merriweather Sans is in Figma’s font menu with all six weights and their italics, in the browser and the desktop app, with nothing to install.
How many weights does Merriweather Sans have?
Merriweather Sans comes in six weights, from Light (300) to ExtraBold (800), each with an italic. It is a variable font: it takes any weight from 300 to 800.
Who designed Merriweather Sans?
Merriweather Sans was designed by Sorkin Type. It has been on Google Fonts since March 2013. Sorkin Type also made Fjalla One, Agbalumo, Asar and eight more on FontKind.
What fonts are similar to Merriweather Sans?
The closest in our letter-by-letter match are Tauri (89), Martel Sans (80) and Proza Libre (80), out of 100. Next to Merriweather Sans, Tauri is 4% narrower. Its own family, listed apart, adds Merriweather. See all 100 fonts like Merriweather Sans.