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

@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 Pro

Open source

Adobe

Free on Google Fonts (succeeded by Source Sans 3).

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Source Sans 3Google Fonts

Official successor, drop-in replacement.

Open

InterGoogle Fonts

Better hinting for product UI.

Open

IBM Plex SansGoogle Fonts

Slightly more character but same readability.

Open

Used by 22 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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OpenSans

Commercial

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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 9 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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OpenSans-Semibold

Commercial

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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 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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Merriweather

Open source

Sorkin Type

Free on Google Fonts under the SIL OFL.

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Similar workhorse serif for long-form reading.

Open

Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Adobe's free body serif.

Open

BitterGoogle Fonts

Slab-influenced sibling, equally readable.

Open

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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Merriweather-Light

Commercial

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Similar workhorse serif for long-form reading.

Open

Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Adobe's free body serif.

Open

BitterGoogle Fonts

Slab-influenced sibling, equally readable.

Open

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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OpenSans-Light

Commercial

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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 1 selector on the page

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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OpenSans-Bold

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

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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Ss3

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

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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Menlo

Commercial

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JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Modern free mono tuned for code.

Open

IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive alternative with strong personality.

Open

Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programmer ligatures.

Open

Used by 1 selector 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 57 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 and an unknown source and applied across 57 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does coursera.org load its fonts from?

coursera.org loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source. 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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