What font does Google use?

Google uses Google Sans (also known as Product Sans) for branding and the Google logo, and Roboto for the product UI and body copy. Both were designed in-house.

Quick answer

Google uses Google Sans (also known as Product Sans) for branding and the Google logo, and Roboto for the product UI and body copy. Both were designed in-house.

Google Sans / Product Sans

Custom / proprietary

A custom geometric sans-serif introduced with Google's 2015 rebrand. The G in the logo and the wordmark are set in Product Sans.

Designer
Google design team
Released
2015
Where Google uses it
Brand · Logo · Headlines
License
Proprietary to Google.

Free or accessible alternatives

PoppinsNunitoQuicksandFutura

Roboto

Free to download

Google's open-source UI typeface. Used across Android, Google Workspace, search results, and most Google products.

Designer
Christian Robertson
Released
2011
Where Google uses it
Product UI · Body copy
License
Free under the Apache License 2.0.

CSS to use Roboto

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

Free or accessible alternatives

InterNoto SansOpen Sans

What we found in the live CSS on google.com

Primary font
Google Sans
Total weights
—
@font-face
0
Source
Mixed

Google Sans

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Google Sans

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

Get this font

Google Sans
Commercial

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

Search for Google Sans

Free alternatives if you can't license Google Sans

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

Google Sans Text

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Google Sans Text

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

Get this font

Google Sans Text
Commercial

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

Search for Google Sans Text

Free alternatives if you can't license Google Sans Text

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

arial

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use arial

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

Get this font

Arial
System font
Monotype

Bundled with Windows and macOS.

Get Arial from Monotype

Free alternatives if you can't license arial

InterGoogle Fonts

Sharper alternative with proper hinting.

Open
DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric feel.

Open
RobotoGoogle Fonts

Familiar substitute on Android.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

How google.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of google.com and parsed 1 stylesheet totalling 0 KB. No custom @font-face rules were declared, so the page is rendered with fonts already available on the visitor's device. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 5 CSS rules reference them across the page.

Check the font on a specific element

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

Open live font inspector for google.com

Frequently asked questions

Who designed Google Sans / Product Sans?

Google Sans / Product Sans was designed by Google design team, released in 2015. A custom geometric sans-serif introduced with Google's 2015 rebrand. The G in the logo and the wordmark are set in Product Sans.

Can I download Google Sans / Product Sans?

No. Google Sans / Product Sans is proprietary to Google and isn't available for public licensing. The closest free or commercial alternatives are Poppins, Nunito, Quicksand.

What are free alternatives to Google Sans / Product Sans?

If you want a similar look without Google Sans / Product Sans, try Poppins, Nunito, Quicksand, Futura. Poppins in particular is widely available and free on Google Fonts or under an open-source license.

What font does google.com use?

google.com uses Google Sans, Google Sans Text and arial as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from an unknown source and the operating system and applied across 5 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does google.com load its fonts from?

google.com loads its fonts from an unknown source and the operating system. Get Font Info detected 0 @font-face declarations across 1 stylesheet on the live page.

What weights of Google Sans does google.com use?

google.com loads Google Sans 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 google.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Google 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 google.com free to use?

These are system fonts shipped with the operating system. You can use them freely in CSS via the system font stack — they don't need to be loaded from a webfont host.

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About this page

This page lists the fonts loaded by the homepage of google.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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