What font does go.dev use?

The typeface on go.dev is Go, Menlo and Go Mono, loaded across 1 @font-face declaration. 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
Go
Total weights
@font-face
1
Source
Mixed

Go

Google Fonts

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Go

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

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Go
Open source
Google Fonts

Loaded from Google Fonts on this site — free to use under the SIL OFL.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Go

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

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

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license Menlo

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 2 selectors on the page

Go Mono

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Go Mono

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

Get this font

Go Mono
Commercial

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

Search for Go Mono

Free alternatives if you can't license Go Mono

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

SFMono-Regular

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use SFMono-Regular

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

Get this font

SFMono-Regular
Commercial

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

Search for SFMono-Regular

Free alternatives if you can't license SFMono-Regular

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 go.dev loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of go.dev and parsed 2 stylesheets totalling 108.3 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 1 @font-face declaration — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 8 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does go.dev use?

go.dev uses Go, Menlo and Go Mono as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and an unknown source and applied across 8 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does go.dev load its fonts from?

go.dev loads its fonts from Google Fonts and an unknown source. Get Font Info detected 1 @font-face declaration across 2 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of Go does go.dev use?

go.dev loads Go without explicitly declaring weights — the browser picks the default Regular (400) and falls back to system rendering for bold and italic styles.

Can I use the same font as go.dev on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Go 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 go.dev free to use?

At least one of these fonts is served from Google Fonts, which is free to use under the SIL Open Font License. Self-hosted webfonts may have their own licensing — check the foundry's license before using them on a commercial project.

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About this page

This page lists the fonts loaded by the homepage of go.dev. 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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