What font does buzzfeed.com use?

The typeface on buzzfeed.com is Proxima Nova, Calistoga and Lexend Peta, loaded across 65 @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

Proxima Nova

Total weights

@font-face

Source

Mixed

Proxima Nova

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (5)

400Typography 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

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Proxima Nova

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.buzzfeed.com/fonts/ProximaNova-Reg-webfont.woff2

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Proxima Nova

Commercial

Mark Simonson

Sold by Mark Simonson; also available on Adobe Fonts.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Proxima Nova

InterGoogle Fonts

Closest free match for Proxima Nova on the web.

Open

Nunito SansGoogle Fonts

Softer alternative, similar warmth.

Open

Source Sans 3Google Fonts

Excellent free substitute.

Open

Used by 25 selectors on the page

Calistoga

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 Calistoga

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.buzzfeed.com/fonts/Calistogo-Normal-vietnamese.woff2

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Calistoga

Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Calistoga

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 28 selectors on the page

Lexend Peta

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Lexend Peta

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.buzzfeed.com/fonts/LexendPeta-Black.woff2

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Lexend Peta

Commercial

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Free alternatives if you can't license Lexend Peta

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 2 selectors on the page

Bitcount Prop Double

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (4)

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

CSS to use Bitcount Prop Double

font-family: 'Bitcount Prop Double', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.buzzfeed.com/fonts/bitcount-prop-double-latin-400-normal.woff2

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Bitcount Prop Double

Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Bitcount Prop Double

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

Caponi-Slab-Semibold

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Caponi-Slab-Semibold

font-family: Caponi-Slab-Semibold, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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Caponi-Slab-Semibold

Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Caponi-Slab-Semibold

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 3 selectors on the page

inherit !important

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use inherit !important

font-family: 'inherit !important', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

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inherit !important

Commercial

Looks like a custom or commercial web font. Try MyFonts for licensing.

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Free alternatives if you can't license inherit !important

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 2 selectors on the page

How buzzfeed.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of buzzfeed.com and parsed 0 stylesheets totalling 0 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 65 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 100 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does buzzfeed.com use?

buzzfeed.com uses Proxima Nova, Calistoga and Lexend Peta as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source and applied across 100 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does buzzfeed.com load its fonts from?

buzzfeed.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source. Get Font Info detected 65 @font-face declarations across 0 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of Proxima Nova does buzzfeed.com use?

buzzfeed.com loads Proxima Nova in 6 weights: 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, normal. 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 buzzfeed.com on my website?

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

Is the font on buzzfeed.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 buzzfeed.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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