The typeface on nytimes.com is nyt-franklin, nyt-cheltenham and nyt-imperial, loaded across 227 @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
nyt-franklin
Total weights
9
@font-face
227
Source
Custom web font
nyt-franklin
Custom web font
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Weights loaded (6)
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CSS to use nyt-franklin
font-family: nyt-franklin, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
font-family: cheltenham-scaps-fallback-georgia, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
Similar fonts
InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 0 selectors on the page
How nytimes.com loads its fonts
Get Font Info inspected the homepage of nytimes.com and parsed 42 stylesheets totalling 791.7 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 227 @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 491 CSS rules reference them across the page.
Check the font on a specific element
Open the live inspector and hover any text on nytimes.com to see the exact font, weight, size and line-height for that element.
nytimes.com uses nyt-franklin, nyt-cheltenham and nyt-imperial as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 491 CSS rules on the homepage.
Where does nytimes.com load its fonts from?
nytimes.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont. Get Font Info detected 227 @font-face declarations across 42 stylesheets on the live page.
What weights of nyt-franklin does nytimes.com use?
nytimes.com loads nyt-franklin in 9 weights: 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 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 nytimes.com on my website?
Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If nyt-franklin isn't a fit (licensing, weight selection, look-and-feel), close alternatives include Inter, Manrope and DM Sans. Use the CSS snippet on this page as a starting point.
Is the font on nytimes.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 nytimes.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.