I have a font choice:
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[sfdefault]{merriweather}
and I would like to change the font of the numbers used in the text and when I reference figures and equations (with \ref{fig:coolPic}). The question linkhere describes putting math fonts into the normal numerical text fonts but I want to choose the font independently for the number uses.
figureandequationobjects? What about cross-references to tables, sections, theorems, etc: should the associated numerals be using serif or sans-serif numerals? – Mico Mar 01 '18 at 05:53\usepackage[sfdefault]{merriweather}loads theMerriweather Sansfont and makes it the default text font. (The math font hasn't been changed, though.) With this setup, all text-mode numerals will automatically by typeset using the glyphs provided byMerriweather Sans. (These numerals are so-called "oldstyle" or "lowercase" numerals, by the way.) Are you dissatisfied with these numerals? If so, which alternative set of numerals would you like to employ? – Mico Mar 01 '18 at 13:29