Nike's signature typeface is Futura, used for the Just Do It tagline and most campaign work since the 1980s. The brand also uses Trade Gothic for editorial, and Nike TG (a custom Trade Gothic variant) for in-product type.
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Nike's signature typeface is Futura, used for the Just Do It tagline and most campaign work since the 1980s. The brand also uses Trade Gothic for editorial, and Nike TG (a custom Trade Gothic variant) for in-product type.
Futura
Commercial license required
A geometric sans-serif from the Bauhaus era. Nike adopted Futura Extra Bold Condensed for Just Do It in 1988, and the typeface has anchored the brand's identity ever since.
Designer
Paul Renner
Released
1927
Where Nike uses it
Brand · Headlines · Logo
License
Commercial license required from Linotype/Monotype, Bitstream, or other foundries selling the Renner original.
The Swoosh logotype is custom-drawn lettering, not type — but the rest of Nike's communication design rides on Futura. Nike Inc. periodically commissions custom variants for product UI (Nike TG, Nike Brutal Type).
What we found in the live CSS on nike.com
Primary font
Helvetica Now Text
Total weights
2
@font-face
28
Source
Mixed
Helvetica Now Text
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 Helvetica Now Text
font-family: 'Helvetica Now Text', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
Get Font Info inspected the homepage of nike.com and parsed 5 stylesheets totalling 288.2 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 28 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 86 CSS rules reference them across the page.
Check the font on a specific element
Open the live inspector and hover any text on nike.com to see the exact font, weight, size and line-height for that element.
Futura was designed by Paul Renner, released in 1927. A geometric sans-serif from the Bauhaus era. Nike adopted Futura Extra Bold Condensed for Just Do It in 1988, and the typeface has anchored the brand's identity ever since.
Can I download Futura?
Not for free. Futura requires a commercial license from the foundry (https://www.myfonts.com/collections/futura-font). If you need a free option, Century Gothic, Avenir, Spartan are close substitutes.
What are free alternatives to Futura?
If you want a similar look without Futura, try Century Gothic, Avenir, Spartan, Sofia Pro. Century Gothic in particular is widely available and free on Google Fonts or under an open-source license.
What font does nike.com use?
nike.com uses Helvetica Now Text, VideoJS and nike-glyphs as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system and applied across 86 CSS rules on the homepage.
Where does nike.com load its fonts from?
nike.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system. Get Font Info detected 28 @font-face declarations across 5 stylesheets on the live page.
What weights of Helvetica Now Text does nike.com use?
nike.com loads Helvetica Now Text in 2 weights: 400, 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 nike.com on my website?
Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Helvetica Now Text isn't a fit (licensing, weight selection, look-and-feel), close alternatives include Inter, Manrope and Work Sans. Use the CSS snippet on this page as a starting point.
Is the font on nike.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 nike.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.