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What font does arstechnica.com use?

The typeface on arstechnica.com is Source Sans\ 3, Exo\ 2 and Faustina, loaded across 95 @font-face declarations. Every font family, weight and source on this page is read straight from the live CSS — no image guessing, no machine learning, just the rules the browser used.

Primary font
Source Sans\ 3
Total weights
9
@font-face
95
Source
Custom web font

Source Sans\ 3

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (8)

200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand
900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Source Sans\ 3

font-family: 'Source Sans\ 3', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/themes/ars-v9/public/fonts/nwpMtKy2OAdR1K-IwhWudF-R3woqaeLY1HY.62f5c7.woff2

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Source Sans\ 3
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Used by 8 selectors on the page

Exo\ 2

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (9)

100Typography sets the voice of a brand
200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand
900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Exo\ 2

font-family: 'Exo\ 2', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/themes/ars-v9/public/fonts/7cHov4okm5zmbtYtG-Ic5UIo.31e79c.woff2

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Exo\ 2
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Used by 19 selectors on the page

Faustina

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (6)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Faustina

font-family: Faustina, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/themes/ars-v9/public/fonts/XLYjIZPxYpJfTbZAFV-6LcBio08v.4f0a27.woff2

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Faustina
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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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Used by 9 selectors on the page

Exo\ 2-fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Exo\ 2-fallback

font-family: 'Exo\ 2-fallback', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

Faustina-fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Faustina-fallback

font-family: Faustina-fallback, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

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Faustina-fallback
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Used by 0 selectors on the page

Source Sans\ 3-fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Source Sans\ 3-fallback

font-family: 'Source Sans\ 3-fallback', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

How arstechnica.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of arstechnica.com and parsed 4 stylesheets totalling 156.6 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 95 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from custom web font, and 42 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does arstechnica.com use?

arstechnica.com uses Source Sans\ 3, Exo\ 2 and Faustina as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 42 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does arstechnica.com load its fonts from?

arstechnica.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont. Get Font Info detected 95 @font-face declarations across 4 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of Source Sans\ 3 does arstechnica.com use?

arstechnica.com loads Source Sans\ 3 in 9 weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900. If you want to match the look, request the same weights from your font host so you only ship what's actually used.

Can I use the same font as arstechnica.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Source Sans\ 3 isn't a fit (licensing, weight selection, look-and-feel), close alternatives include Inter, Manrope and DM Sans. Use the CSS snippet on this page as a starting point.

Is the font on arstechnica.com free to use?

These fonts are self-hosted webfonts. They may be licensed commercially from a type foundry, custom-made for the brand, or freely available — you would need to identify the typeface and check its license at the foundry.

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This page lists the fonts loaded by the homepage of arstechnica.com. Get Font Info reads the live CSS — every @font-face rule, every font-family declaration — so you see the exact fonts the browser used, not an image-based guess.

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