What font does coursera.org use?

The typeface on coursera.org is Source Sans Pro, OpenSans and OpenSans-Semibold, loaded across 132 @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 Pro
Total weights
4
@font-face
132
Source
Mixed

Source Sans Pro

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400 700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Source Sans Pro

font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/source-sans-3-optimized/ss3-cyrillic-ext.eot

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Source Sans 3InterIBM Plex Sans
Used by 24 selectors on the page

OpenSans

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (2)

boldTypography sets the voice of a brand
normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use OpenSans

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/opensans/OpenSans-Regular.eot

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InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 10 selectors on the page

OpenSans-Semibold

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use OpenSans-Semibold

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/opensans/OpenSans-Semibold.eot

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InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 5 selectors on the page

Merriweather

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Merriweather

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/merriweather/Merriweather-Regular.eot

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LoraSource Serif 4Bitter
Used by 1 selector on the page

Merriweather-Light

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Merriweather-Light

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/merriweather/Merriweather-Light.eot

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LoraSource Serif 4Bitter
Used by 1 selector on the page

OpenSans-Light

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use OpenSans-Light

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/opensans/OpenSans-Light.eot

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InterManropeDM Sans
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OpenSans-Bold

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use OpenSans-Bold

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

@font-face source

eothttps://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/opensans/OpenSans-Bold.eot

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InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 0 selectors on the page

Ss3

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 Ss3

font-family: Ss3, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://d3njjcbhbojbot.cloudfront.net/web/type/source-sans-3-optimized/ss3-latin-normal.woff2

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InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 0 selectors on the page

Menlo

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Menlo

font-family: Menlo, ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

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InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 1 selector on the page

Helvetica

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Helvetica

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

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InterManropeNeue Haas Grotesk
Used by 4 selectors on the page

How coursera.org loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of coursera.org and parsed 1 stylesheet totalling 47.6 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 132 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 64 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does coursera.org use?

coursera.org uses Source Sans Pro, OpenSans and OpenSans-Semibold as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system and applied across 64 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does coursera.org load its fonts from?

coursera.org loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system. Get Font Info detected 132 @font-face declarations across 1 stylesheet on the live page.

What weights of Source Sans Pro does coursera.org use?

coursera.org loads Source Sans Pro in 4 weights: 400 700, 700, bold, 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 coursera.org on my website?

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

Is the font on coursera.org 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 coursera.org. 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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