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Cambria vs Merriweather
Merriweather matches Cambria's screen-legibility priorities with an even larger x-height, at the cost of running wider.
Design DNA
Design overlap:0%
Cambria
Merriweather
Visual Comparison
Cambria
Premium
Merriweather
FreeAa Bb Cc 123
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !@#$%^&*()
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Cambria | Merriweather |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Premium | Free |
| Classification | serif | serif |
| Variable Font | No | No |
| Weights | Multiple | 300, 400, 700, 900 |
| Italics | Yes | Yes |
| License | Commercial License Required | OFL-1.1 |
| Language Support | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek | latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, cyrillic-extended |
| Source | Microsoft | Google Fonts |
Best Use Cases
Typography for business documents, reports, and professional communications. Doc...
Typography for academic papers, research publications, and scholarly documents. ...
Typography for established businesses, enterprise software, and professional ser...
Typography for print and digital publishing, book design, and editorial producti...
Typography optimized for printed materials, physical production, and offset or d...
Typography suited for magazines, newspapers, and long-form content. Editorial fo...
Typography for newspaper design, print journalism, and daily publications. Newsp...
Typography for magazine design, periodicals, and print publications. Magazine fo...
Typography optimized for extended reading, book publishing, and literary content...
Typography optimized for websites, landing pages, and web applications. Web font...
Performance Comparison
| Metric | Cambria | Merriweather |
|---|---|---|
| Score | N/A | 33/100 |
| File Size | N/A | 674.4 KB |
| Weights | N/A | 4 |
| Italics | N/A | Yes |
| Variable Font | N/A | No |
| Language Groups | N/A | 4 |
| CDN Delivery | N/A | Yes |
| x-Height Ratio | N/A | 0.556 |
| Cap Height Ratio | N/A | 0.743 |
Which Should You Choose?
Consider: Cambria
- Particularly suited for documents and web
- Supports 4 scripts including cyrillic and cyrillic-extended
- Delivers a classic, professional, heritage aesthetic
- Popular in legal-law and education-academia design
- Rated as an easy replacement
Recommended: Merriweather
- Original design with refined typographic details
- Designed specifically for documents and academic
- Commercial license with professional support
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