The typeface on github.com is Mona Sans, Mona Sans Mono and Hubot Sans, loaded across 20 @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
Mona Sans
Total weights
2
@font-face
20
Source
Mixed
Mona Sans
Custom web font
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Weights loaded (1)
200 900Typography sets the voice of a brand
CSS to use Mona Sans
font-family: 'Mona Sans', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
Get Font Info inspected the homepage of github.com and parsed 40 stylesheets totalling 4.88 MB. Inside those stylesheets we found 20 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 178 CSS rules reference them across the page.
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Open the live inspector and hover any text on github.com to see the exact font, weight, size and line-height for that element.
github.com uses Mona Sans, Mona Sans Mono and Hubot Sans as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source and applied across 178 CSS rules on the homepage.
Where does github.com load its fonts from?
github.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source. Get Font Info detected 20 @font-face declarations across 40 stylesheets on the live page.
What weights of Mona Sans does github.com use?
github.com loads Mona Sans in 2 weights: 100 900, 200 900. 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 github.com on my website?
Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Mona Sans 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 github.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 github.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.