What font does bbc.com use?

The typeface on bbc.com is BBC Reith Serif, BBC Reith Sans and slick, loaded across 40 @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

BBC Reith Serif

Total weights

@font-face

Source

Custom web font

BBC Reith Serif

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (5)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use BBC Reith Serif

font-family: 'BBC Reith Serif', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Lt.woff2

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BBC Reith Serif

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MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

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Used by 41 selectors on the page

BBC Reith Sans

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (5)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use BBC Reith Sans

font-family: 'BBC Reith Sans', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Lt.woff2

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BBC Reith Sans

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

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Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open

MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open

Used by 36 selectors on the page

slick

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 slick

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

@font-face source

eothttps://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260706-130254-01dc7bae3c-web-3.13.0-4/_next/static/media/slick.0u8n~8ag_qajc.eot

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slick

Commercial

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InterGoogle Fonts

Safe, neutral free sans-serif that works in nearly any layout.

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ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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Used by 2 selectors on the page

BBCReithSans-fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use BBCReithSans-fallback

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

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BBCReithSans-fallback

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Safe, neutral free sans-serif that works in nearly any layout.

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ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

Open

Used by 0 selectors on the page

BBCReithSerif-fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use BBCReithSerif-fallback

font-family: BBCReithSerif-fallback, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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BBCReithSerif-fallback

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open

Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open

MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open

Used by 0 selectors on the page

Freight Disp Light

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 Freight Disp Light

font-family: 'Freight Disp Light', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.bbc.com/https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260706-130254-01dc7bae3c-web-3.13.0-4/Freight_Disp_Light.woff2

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Freight Disp Light

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ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

ReithSans

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (5)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use ReithSans

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

@font-face source

woff2https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSans_W_Lt.woff2

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ReithSans

Commercial

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InterGoogle Fonts

Safe, neutral free sans-serif that works in nearly any layout.

Open

ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

Open

DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

Open

Used by 0 selectors on the page

ReithSerif

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (5)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

500Typography sets the voice of a brand

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use ReithSerif

font-family: ReithSerif, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/fonts/reith/2.512/BBCReithSerif_W_Lt.woff2

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ReithSerif

Commercial

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

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Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open

MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open

Used by 0 selectors on the page

How bbc.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of bbc.com and parsed 1 stylesheet totalling 3.4 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 40 @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 80 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does bbc.com use?

bbc.com uses BBC Reith Serif, BBC Reith Sans and slick as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 80 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does bbc.com load its fonts from?

bbc.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont. Get Font Info detected 40 @font-face declarations across 1 stylesheet on the live page.

What weights of BBC Reith Serif does bbc.com use?

bbc.com loads BBC Reith Serif in 5 weights: 300, 400, 500, 700, 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 bbc.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If BBC Reith Serif isn't a fit (licensing, weight selection, look-and-feel), close alternatives include Lora, Source Serif 4 and Merriweather. Use the CSS snippet on this page as a starting point.

Is the font on bbc.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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About this page

This page lists the fonts loaded by the homepage of bbc.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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