Merriweather + Nunito

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Merriweather 700 / Nunito 400 — click the text to edit

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

HTML — Google Fonts embed
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Merriweather:wght@700&family=Nunito:wght@400;600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
CSS
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;
}
Next.js — next/font
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",
});
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