What font does gitlab.com use?

The typeface on gitlab.com is GitLab Sans, GitLab Mono and GitLabMono, loaded across 6 @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
GitLab Sans
Total weights
2
@font-face
6
Source
Custom web font

GitLab Sans

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

100 900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use GitLab Sans

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

@font-face source

woff2https://about.gitlab.com/fonts/gitlab-sans/GitLabSans.woff2

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GitLab Sans
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license GitLab Sans

LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

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Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

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MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 3 selectors on the page

GitLab Mono

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 GitLab Mono

font-family: 'GitLab Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

@font-face source

woff2https://about.gitlab.com/fonts/gitlab-mono/GitLabMono.woff2

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GitLab Mono
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license GitLab Mono

JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Modern free mono tuned for code.

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IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive alternative with strong personality.

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Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programmer ligatures.

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Used by 1 selector on the page

GitLabMono

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 GitLabMono

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

@font-face source

woff2https://about.gitlab.com/fonts/gitlab-mono/GitLabMono.woff2

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GitLabMono
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license GitLabMono

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 0 selectors on the page

GitLabSans

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 GitLabSans

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

@font-face source

woff2https://about.gitlab.com/fonts/gitlab-sans/GitLabSans.woff2

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GitLabSans
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license GitLabSans

InterGoogle Fonts

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

Open
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

How gitlab.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of gitlab.com and parsed 1 stylesheet totalling 140.1 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 6 @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 4 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Open the live inspector and hover any text on gitlab.com to see the exact font, weight, size and line-height for that element.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does gitlab.com use?

gitlab.com uses GitLab Sans, GitLab Mono and GitLabMono as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 4 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does gitlab.com load its fonts from?

gitlab.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont. Get Font Info detected 6 @font-face declarations across 1 stylesheet on the live page.

What weights of GitLab Sans does gitlab.com use?

gitlab.com loads GitLab Sans in 2 weights: 100 900, 400 700. 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 gitlab.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If GitLab 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 gitlab.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 gitlab.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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