Merriweather + Source Sans 3

Grumpy wizards make toxic brew

A standfirst set in Source Sans 3, 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 Source Sans 3, in the wild.

Merriweather 700 / Source Sans 3 400 — click any section and type your own copy.

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

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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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