Merriweather + Nunito
Grumpy wizards make toxic brew
A standfirst set in Nunito, one size up — where a pairing starts earning trust.
The five boxing wizards jump quickly over the lazy dog, mixing jugs of quiet vodka while the jury watches. Click anywhere in this preview and type your own text to try the pairing.
“Type is a beautiful group of letters, not a group of beautiful letters.”
— Matthew Carter
Fig. 1 — Merriweather over Nunito, in the wild.
Merriweather 700 / Nunito 400 — click any section and type your own copy.
Why it works
This flips the usual serif-heading formula toward comfort: Merriweather's bold, screen-tuned serifs — sturdy, slightly condensed, with a very large x-height — give headings a trustworthy, established tone, while Nunito's rounded terminals soften every paragraph beneath them. Because both faces were designed for screen legibility first, their x-heights and color match closely across the size break. The mix of classic authority and rounded approachability suits community sites, nonprofits and family-oriented blogs.
More about each face: Merriweather · Nunito
Use this pairing
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<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@700&family=Nunito:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">h1, h2, h3 {
font-family: 'Merriweather', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-weight: 700;
}
body {
font-family: 'Nunito', Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif;
font-weight: 400;
}import { Merriweather, Nunito } from "next/font/google";
const heading = Merriweather({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "700",
variable: "--font-heading",
});
const body = Nunito({
subsets: ["latin"],
weight: "400",
variable: "--font-body",
});