RANK #07 86% MATCH

Roboto × Merriweather

sans-serif  +  serif

Merriweather is a sturdy serif drawn for screen reading with a tall x-height that lines up with Roboto's, so a Roboto heading over a Merriweather body stays in harmony while the sans/serif contrast supplies hierarchy. Me...

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Match scores

How Roboto and Merriweather score across four checks — class contrast, role clarity, x-height harmony and mood affinity. Higher is better.

COMPOSITE MATCH
86 /100
Strong match
Class contrast 88
Role clarity 86
X-height harmony 88
Mood affinity 80
WHY IT WORKS
Structure meets readability

Merriweather is a sturdy serif drawn for screen reading with a tall x-height that lines up with Roboto's, so a Roboto heading over a Merriweather body stays in harmony while the sans/serif contrast supplies hierarchy. Merriweather adds the editorial warmth Roboto lacks, and Roboto keeps the headings crisp and contemporary.

Where it shines

Blogs, news and article layouts, content-heavy marketing pages that need comfortable long-form body text.

Where to be careful

Both run a little heavy — pair Roboto Medium/Bold headings with Merriweather Regular body rather than bold-on-bold.

THE TYPEFACES
Meet the pair
Ag HEADING
Roboto
sans-serif · Christian Robertson · 2011
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Thin Light Regular Medium Bold Black
BEST FOR Headlines, labels, UI
Ag BODY
Merriweather
serif · Eben Sorkin · 2011
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 & ?!
WEIGHTS
Light Regular Medium SemiBold Bold ExtraBold
BEST FOR Body text, quotes, long reads
GET THE PAIR
Drop it into your project

Add the fonts, then two rules — Roboto for headings, Merriweather for everything you read.

index.html
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@500;700&family=Merriweather:wght@400;500&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
styles.css
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: "Roboto", sans-serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

body, p {
  font-family: "Merriweather", serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
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