Merriweather + Source Sans 3

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Merriweather 700 / Source Sans 3 400 — click the text to edit

Why it works

A documentation-grade pairing: Merriweather's screen-first serif gives headings gravity and a hint of print tradition, while Source Sans 3 — built by Adobe for interfaces — handles dense body text, tables and captions without fatigue. Ideal when content must feel authoritative but remain effortlessly scannable.

More about each face: Merriweather · Source Sans 3

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=Source+Sans+3: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: 'Source Sans 3', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
}
Next.js — next/font
import { Merriweather, Source_Sans_3 } from "next/font/google";

const heading = Merriweather({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "700",
  variable: "--font-heading",
});

const body = Source_Sans_3({
  subsets: ["latin"],
  weight: "400",
  variable: "--font-body",
});
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