Don't just pick a font; truly master it. Many professional web fonts come with rich OpenType features like ligatures, stylistic sets, or tabular figures. Activating these through CSS can dramatically improve readability, aesthetic appeal, and overall UI design quality, making your text more sophisticated and user-friendly.
.text-with-opentype {
font-family: 'Merriweather', serif; /* Ensure your font supports these features */
font-feature-settings: "liga" 1, "ss01" 1, "tnum" 1; /* Common ligatures, stylistic set 1, tabular numerals */
-webkit-font-feature-settings: "liga" 1, "ss01" 1, "tnum" 1; /* For older WebKit browsers */
font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures; /* Modern alternative for common ligatures */
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; /* Modern alternative for tabular numerals */
font-variant-alternates: stylistic(ss01); /* Modern alternative for stylistic set 1 */
}