About Merriweather Sans.
Merriweather Sans is a low-contrast semi-condensed sans-serif text typeface family designed to be pleasant to read at very small sizes. Merriweather Sans is traditional in feeling despite the modern shapes it has adopted for screens.
Merriweather Sans is an evolving project and will be updated. As of now there are 8 styles: Light, Regular, Bold, and ExtraBold weights in Roman and Italic styles.
There is also Merriweather, a serif version which closely harmonizes with the weights and styles of this sans-serif family.
Designed by Eben Sorkin, Merriweather Sans features a large x height, slightly condensed letterforms, a mild diagonal stress and open forms.
Merriweather Sans is a work in progress and will be improved regularly. This means you can request improvements and even fund specific features if if they are outside of the current scope of work. For more information and to stay updated see Eben Sorkin's blog and Flickr stream, and the MerriweatherFnt Twitter microblog.
Updated in June 2013 with italic styles.
Updated in January 2016: This revision improves on-screen rendering especially at text sizes with ttfautohint hinting. Merriweather Sans will work better when installed on desktops. Some OpenType features were added and improved. Since the vertical and horizontal metrics changed, this may cause some text to reflow in some browsers. A second update (v1.006) was made on 1/25 to fix ligatures and other digraphs.
To contribute, see github.com/SorkinType/Merriweather-Sans.
- Designer
- Sorkin Type
- Classification
- Sans Serif
- Coverage
- 494 languages
- Package release
- v28
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Monthly usage
- npm21,012 downloads last month
- jsDelivr1,472,720 requests last month
- License
- OFL-1.1
Style and character
Visual characteristics associated with this family.
Characters and features
What this family includes and how its files are structured.
Language and character coverage
- 'AleQale · Latin
- AchineseBahsa Acèh · Latin
- Achuar-ShiwiarLatin
- AcoliLatin
- AdaraLatin
- AfarQafar · Latin
- AfrikaansLatin
- AguarunaLatin
- AhtnaAtnakenaegeʼ · Latin
- Ainu (Latin)
- AlagoLatin
- AlbanianShqip · Latin
- AlekanoGahuku · Latin
- AleutUnangam Tunuu · Latin
- AmahuacaLatin
- AmarakaeriLatin
- AmisLatin
- AnaangAnaañ · Latin
- Ao NagaLatin
- Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
- AragoneseAragonés · Latin
- ArapahoLatin
- AromanianArmani · Latin
- ArpitanLatin
- Artificial languages, World (Latin)
- AsháninkaLatin
- Ashéninka PerenéLatin
- Ashéninka, PichisLatin
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
- AsturianAsturianu · Latin
- AsuKipare · Latin
- AwakLatin
- AymaraAymar · Latin
- Azerbaijaniazərbaycan (latın) · Latin
- BalineseBali · Latin
- Banda, West CentralLatin
- BangwinjiLatin
- BanjarLatin
- BapukuLatin
- BariLatin
- Bashkir (Latin)
- BasqueEuskara · Latin
- Batak TobaLatin
- BedawiyetLatin
- Belanda Viri, Latin
- Belarusian (Latin)
- BembaChibemba · Latin
- BenaEkibena · Latin
- BenchLatin
- BengaLatin
- BetawiLatin
- BialiLatin
- BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- BilenLatin
- BiniẸ̀dó · Latin
- BislamaLatin
- Bodo (Latin)
- BokobaruLatin
- BosnianBosanski · Latin
- Brahui (Latin)
- BretonBrezhoneg · Latin
- BugineseBasa Ugi · Latin
- C’LelaLatin
- CahungwaryaLatin
- Candoshi-ShapraLatin
- CaquinteLatin
- Cashibo-CacataiboLatin
- CashinahuaLatin
- CatalanCatalà · Latin
- CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
- Central DusunLatin
- ChachiLatin
- ChamorroChamorru · Latin
- Chavacano, Philippines (Latin)
- ChickasawChikashshanompa' · Latin
- ChidurumaLatin
- ChigaRukiga · Latin
- Chimborazo Highland QuichuaRuna Simi · Latin
- Chin, FalamLatin
- Chin, HakaLatin
- Chin, MatuLatin
- Chinantec, OjitlánLatin
- ChokweLatin
- ChuukeseChuuk · Latin
- Cofán, Latin
- ColognianKölsch · Latin
- ColoradoLatin
- Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
- Cook Islands MāoriMāori Kūki 'Āirani · Latin
- CornishKernewek · Latin
- CorsicanCorsu · Latin
- Crimean TurkishLatin
- Crioulo, Upper GuineaLatin
- CroatianHrvatski · Latin
- Cuyonon (Latin)
- CzechČeština · Latin
- DanishDansk · Latin
- DawroLatin
- DelawareHuluníixsuwaakan · Latin
- DikakaLatin
- DimliDimlî · Latin
- DrungLatin
- DutchNederlands · Latin
- EbiraLatin
- Efikefi · Latin
- EkpeyeLatin
- ElfdalianLatin
- EmbuKiembu · Latin
- EnglishLatin
- EsanLatin
- Ese EjjaLatin
- EsperantoLatin
- EstonianEesti · Latin
- ExtremaduranLatin
- EzaaLatin
- FaroeseFøroyskt · Latin
- FijianVakaviti · Latin
- FilipinoLatin
- FinnishSuomi · Latin
- Finnish, KvenLatin
- FrenchFrançais · Latin
- FriulianFurlan · Latin
- FuliiruLatin
- GagauzGagauzça · Latin
- GalicianGalego · Latin
- GalloLatin
- GamoLatin
- GandaLuganda · Latin
- GarifunaLatin
- Gbaya, SudanLatin
- Gelao, KlauLatin
- GermanDeutsch · Latin
- Gheg AlbanianGegnisht · Latin
- GilberteseKiribati · Latin
- GofaLatin
- Gourmanchémagulimancema · Latin
- Guadeloupean Creole French, Martinique (Latin)
- GuaraniAvañe'ẽ · Latin
- GuarayuLatin
- Guianese Creole FrenchLatin
- GusiiEkegusii · Latin
- GwichʼinDinju Zhuh K’yuu · Latin
- GyeleLatin
- HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
- Haitian CreoleKreyòl Ayisyen · Latin
- HänLatin
- HangaLatin
- HaniLatin
- HarariLatin
- Hawaiian’Olelo Hawai’i · Latin
- HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
- Hindustani, SarnamiLatin
- Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
- Hmong NjuaLatin
- Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
- Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
- HopiHopilàvayi · Latin
- Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
- HungarianMagyar · Latin
- HyamLatin
- IcelandicÍslenska · Latin
- IdoLatin
- IgboLatin
- IgedeLatin
- IkaLatin
- IkwoLatin
- IlokoIlokano · Latin
- Inari SamiAnarâškielâ · Latin
- IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
- InnuInnu Aimun · Latin
- InterlinguaLatin
- Interlingue (Latin)
- IraqwLatin
- IrishGaeilge · Latin
- ItalianItaliano · Latin
- Ivbie North-Okpela-ArheLatin
- IzereLatin
- Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
- JavaneseJawa · Latin
- Jèrriais, Latin
- JjuLatin
- Jola-FonyiJóola-Fóoñi · Latin
- KabuverdianuLatin
- KaingangKanhgág · Latin
- KalaallisutLatin
- KalangaLatin
- KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
- KambaKikamba · Latin
- KaondeLatin
- Kaqchikel, CentralLatin
- KarelianKarjala · Latin
- KashubianKaszëbsczi · Latin
- Kazakh (Latin)
- KhasiKa Ktien Khasi · Latin
- Khowar (Latin)
- Kichwa, Unified QuichuaLatin
- KikuyuGĩgĩkũyũ · Latin
- KimbunduLatin
- KinyarwandaLatin
- KirmanjkiShar Ma · Latin
- KitubaLatin
- Klingon (Latin)
- KombeLatin
- KongoKikongo · Latin
- KonjoLatin
- KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
- KunamaLatin
- Kurdish (Latin)Kurmancî
- KuriaLatin
- KutuLatin
- KwereLatin
- KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
- LadinLatin
- Ladino (Latin)
- LambaIchilamba · Latin
- Lamnso’Latin
- Lango, UgandaLatin
- LatgalianLatgalīšu · Latin
- Latin
- LatvianLatviešu · Latin
- LeleLatin
- LigurianLigure · Latin
- Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
- LithuanianLietuviškai · Latin
- Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
- LokaaLatin
- LombardLatin
- LomweLatin
- LongudaLatin
- Low GermanNiedersächsisch · Latin
- Lower SorbianDolnoserbšćina · Latin
- LozisiLozi · Latin
- Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
- LuguruLatin
- Lule SamiJulevusámegiella · Latin
- LundaLatin
- LuoDholuo · Latin
- LuvaleLatin
- LuwoLatin
- LuxembourgishLëtzebuergesch · Latin
- LuyiaLatin
- Ma’diLatin
- MachameLatin
- MadureseMadhurâ · Latin
- MakhuwaEmakhuwa · Latin
- Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
- MakondeChimakonde · Latin
- MalagasyLatin
- Malay (Latin)
- MalteseMalti · Latin
- Mambila, NigeriaLatin
- Mandinkamandinka · Latin
- Mandjakmanjak · Latin
- Mankanyamankaañ · Latin
- ManxGaelg · Latin
- ManyikaLatin
- Maorite reo Māori · Latin
- MapucheMapudungun · Latin
- Maranao (Latin)
- MarshalleseKajin Ṃajeḷ · Latin
- MasaabaLatin
- Matsés (Latin)
- Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
- Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
- MeruKîmîîrû · Latin
- Middle High GermanLatin
- MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
- MirandeseMirandés · Latin
- MískitoLatin
- Mixe, TotontepecLatin
- Mizo (Latin)
- MohawkKanien’kéha · Latin
- Morumoru · Latin
- MozarabicLatin
- MuscogeeMvskoke · Latin
- Musi (Latin)
- Muslim Tat, LatinTati
- MwaniLatin
- Nahuatl, CentralLatin
- NaraLatin
- NavajoDiné Bizaad · Latin
- NdambaLatin
- NdauLatin
- NdongaLatin
- NeapolitanNapulitano · Latin
- NgindoLatin
- NguluLatin
- Nigerian PidginLatin
- NiueanNiuē · Latin
- NomatsiguengaLatin
- North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
- Northern FrisianLatin
- Northern SamiSámegiella · Latin
- Northern SothoSepedi · Latin
- NorwegianNorsk · Latin
- Norwegian Bokmålnorsk bokmål · Latin
- Norwegian Nynorsknynorsk · Latin
- NovialLatin
- Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
- NyanjaChicheŵa · Latin
- NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
- Nyasa TongaLatin
- NyembaLatin
- NyoroLatin
- OccitanLatin
- OgbahLatin
- OkiekLatin
- Old EnglishÆnglisc (Latin) · Latin
- Old FrenchLatin
- Old High GermanLatin
- Old IrishLatin
- Old ProvençalLatin
- Old Welsh, Latin
- OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
- OroqenLatin
- Otomi, MezquitalLatin
- OtuhoLatin
- PáezLatin
- Paite Chin, Latin
- Palauana tekoi er a Belau · Latin
- PampangaKapampangan · Latin
- PapiamentoPapiamentu · Latin
- PicardLatin
- PiedmontesePiemontèis · Latin
- PijinLatin
- Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
- PipilLatin
- PogoloLatin
- PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
- PökootMarkweta · Latin
- PolishPolski · Latin
- Pontic (Latin)
- PortuguesePortuguês · Latin
- Punuyipunu · Latin
- PurepechaLatin
- QuechuaRuna Simi · Latin
- Quechua, Ambo-PascoLatin
- Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
- Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
- Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
- Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
- Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo HuánucoLatin
- Quechua, Huaylas AncashLatin
- Quechua, Margos-Yarowilca-LauricochaLatin
- Quechua, North JunínLatin
- Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
- Quechua, South BolivianLatin
- QʼeqchiʼLatin
- Rapa (Latin)
- RejangLatin
- RendilleLatin
- ResheLatin
- Réunion Creole FrenchLatin
- RigweLatin
- Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- Rohingya (Latin)
- RomagnolLatin
- Romani, BalkanLatin
- RomanianRomână · Latin
- RomanshRumantsch · Latin
- Romanyřomani ćhib · Latin
- RomboLatin
- RongaLatin
- RundiIkirundi · Latin
- RwaLatin
- SahoLatin
- Saint Lucian Creole French, Latin
- SalarLatin
- SamburuSampur · Latin
- SamoanSāmoa · Latin
- SandaweLatin
- SangoSängö · Latin
- SanguShisango · Latin
- SãotomenseLatin
- SapinyLatin
- SardinianSardu · Latin
- SasakLatin
- Sassarese SardinianSardu · Latin
- Saterland FrisianLatin
- ScotsScots Leid · Latin
- Scottish GaelicGàidhlig · Latin
- SecoyaLatin
- SenaCisena · Latin
- Serbian (Latin)srpski (latinica, Crna Gora)
- SeriCmiique Iitom · Latin
- Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
- ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
- ShekoLatin
- ShillukLatin
- Shipibo-ConiboLatin
- ShonaChishona · Latin
- Shuar, Ecuador (Latin)
- SicilianSicilianu · Latin
- SidamoLatin
- SiksikaLatin
- SilesianŚlůnsko godka · Latin
- SlovakSlovenčina · Latin
- SlovenianSlovenščina · Latin
- SogaLusoga · Latin
- SomaliSoomaali · Latin
- South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
- Southern SamiÅarjelsaemiengïele · Latin
- Southern SothoSesotho · Latin
- Southern TujiaLatin
- Southern TutchoneLatin
- SpanishEspañol · Latin
- Sranan TongoLatin
- SubaLatin
- SukumaKisukuma · Latin
- SundaneseBasa Sunda · Latin
- SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
- Swahili, CongoLatin
- SwatiSiswati · Latin
- SwedishSvenska · Latin
- Swiss GermanSchwyzerdütsch · Latin
- TahitianReo Tahiti · Latin
- TaitaKidawida · Latin
- Tajik (Latin)
- TakwaneLatin
- Talinga-BwisiLatin
- Talysh (Latin)Tolışi
- Tatar (Latin)
- TedagaLatin
- Tedim ChinLatin
- Tenango Otomi, Latin
- TetumLia Tetun · Latin
- Tetun DiliLatin
- TivLatin
- Tiwi (Latin)
- TobaLatin
- Tok PisinLatin
- TokelauLatin
- TongaLatin
- TonganFaka Tonga · Latin
- TooroLatin
- ToposaLatin
- Totonac, PapantlaLatin
- Tsakhur (Latin)Ts‘əxna miz
- TsamaiLatin
- TsongaXitsonga · Latin
- TsuvadiLatin
- TswanaSetswana · Latin
- TulaLatin
- TumbukaChitumbuka · Latin
- TurkishTürkçe · Latin
- Turkmen (Latin)Türkmençe
- TuvaluTe ’gana Tūvalu · Latin
- TyapLatin
- Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
- Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
- Uab MetoUab Metô · Latin
- UmbunduÚmbúndú · Latin
- Upper SorbianHornjoserbšćina · Latin
- ut-Hunu̱t-Hun · Latin
- ut-Ma’inLatin
- Uyghur (Latin)Uighur
- UzbekO‘zbekcha · Latin
- VenetianVèneto · Latin
- VepsVepsä · Latin
- VidundaLatin
- VietnameseTiếng Việt · Latin
- VolapükLatin
- VõroLatin
- VunjoLatin
- WallisianFakaʻuvea · Latin
- WalloonWalon · Latin
- WalserWalscher · Latin
- WaoraniLatin
- WarayWaray-Waray · Latin
- WarlpiriLatin
- WayuuWayuunaiki · Latin
- WelshCymraeg · Latin
- WendatLatin
- West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
- Western FrisianFrysk · Latin
- Wolaytta (Latin)
- WolofLatin
- XavánteA’uwẽ · Latin
- XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
- YaneshaʼLatin
- YaochiYao · Latin
- YapeseWaab · Latin
- YasaLatin
- YucatecoMàaya t'àan · Latin
- ZaghawaLatin
- ZandeLatin
- ZáparoLatin
- Zapotec, GüiláLatin
- Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
- ZayseLatin
- ZhuangLatin
- ZigulaLatin
- ZuluisiZulu · Latin
- ZuniShiwiʼma · Latin
Styles and axes
6 weights · Italic, Normal
Variable axes let you fine-tune the design between the values shown.
- ItalicAdjust the style from roman to italic.
ital· 0–1 · default 0 - WeightAdjust the style from lighter to bolder in typographic color, by varying stroke weights, spacing and kerning, and other aspects of the type.
wght· 300–800 · default 400
OpenType features
Availability can vary between files.
- Access all alternatesMakes every alternate form in the font available for selection.
aalt - Small capitals from capitalsReplaces capital letters with forms designed to match small capitals.
c2sc - Case-sensitive formsAdjusts punctuation and symbols to align with capital letters.
case - Glyph compositionBuilds or separates glyphs so letters and marks shape correctly.
ccmp - Capital spacingAdds spacing designed specifically for all-capital text.
cpsp - DenominatorsUses denominator figures designed for fractions.
dnom - FractionsBuilds diagonal fractions from ordinary numbers.
frac - KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.
kern - Standard ligaturesReplaces common letter sequences with standard ligatures.
liga - Lining figuresUses figures that align with the height of capital letters.
lnum - Localized formsUses character forms appropriate to the selected language or region.
locl - Mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to their base characters.
mark - Mark-to-mark positioningPositions combining marks relative to other marks.
mkmk - NumeratorsUses numerator figures designed for fractions.
numr - Oldstyle figuresUses figures with varied heights that sit naturally in body text.
onum - OrdinalsUses letterforms designed for ordinal numbers.
ordn - Proportional figuresUses figures with widths that follow each digit’s shape.
pnum - Scientific inferiorsUses lowered figures and letters designed for scientific notation.
sinf - Small capitalsReplaces lowercase letters with small capitals.
smcp - SubscriptUses glyphs designed to sit below the text baseline.
subs - SuperscriptUses glyphs designed to sit above the text baseline.
sups - Tabular figuresUses equal-width figures that align in tables and columns.
tnum - Slashed zeroDistinguishes zero from the letter O, commonly with a slash.
zero
License
Complete terms and attribution for this font.
Copyright 2019 The Merriweather Project Authors (https://github.com/SorkinType/Merriweather-Sans)
Copyright 2019 The Merriweather Project Authors (https://github.com/SorkinType/Merriweather-Sans) with Reserved Font Name 'Merriweather' Merriweather is a trademark of Sorkin Type Co. This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL ----------------------------------------------------------- SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------- PREAMBLE The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership with others. The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives, however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives. DEFINITIONS "Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may include source files, build scripts and documentation. "Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the copyright statement(s). "Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as distributed by the Copyright Holder(s). "Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting, or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a new environment. "Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software. PERMISSION & CONDITIONS Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify, redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font Software, subject to the following conditions: 1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components, in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself. 2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled, redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user. 3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as presented to the users. 4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written permission. 5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole, must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply to any document created using the Font Software. TERMINATION This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are not met. DISCLAIMER THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
Provenance
Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.
- Provider
- Google Fonts
- Source files
- 2
- Formats
- TTF
- Revision
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- MerriweatherSans-Italic[wght].ttf Variable · Italic · 300–800 weight · Version 2.001 · 231 KB
- MerriweatherSans[wght].ttf Variable · Normal · 300–800 weight · Version 2.001 · 260 KB