What font does nytimes.com use?

The typeface on nytimes.com is nyt-franklin, nyt-imperial and nyt-cheltenham, loaded across 401 @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
401
Source
Custom web font

nyt-franklin

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (6)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand
900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-franklin

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/franklin/franklin-italic-300.fb6b1cd2191b4a3104e3c6b15ce6f294.woff2

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nyt-franklin
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Used by 229 selectors on the page

nyt-imperial

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-imperial

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/imperial/imperial-italic-400.30d6073613e33e742de4c1325b31065c.woff2

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nyt-imperial
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Used by 16 selectors on the page

nyt-cheltenham

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (6)

200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-cheltenham

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/cheltenham/cheltenham-italic-200.64dd3cfc209bc73fb3279ba16dd3d09f.woff2

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nyt-cheltenham
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nyt-cheltenham-cond

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (3)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-cheltenham-cond

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/cheltenham-cond/cheltenham-cond-normal-300.2cb26d329110670c84ee9a2dd6b7c6b5.woff2

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nyt-cheltenham-cond
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nyt-cheltenham-small

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (2)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-cheltenham-small

font-family: nyt-cheltenham-small, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/cheltenham-small/cheltenham-small-italic-400.cdfa0ec29cca8c2d2f54c79d898e15c1.woff2

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nyt-cheltenham-small
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nyt-cheltenham-text-cond

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (1)

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-cheltenham-text-cond

font-family: nyt-cheltenham-text-cond, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/cheltenham-text-cond/cheltenham-text-cond-normal-700.7e78f9e7e6c2e02d82592c4466929fa3.woff2

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nyt-cheltenham-text-cond
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Used by 2 selectors on the page

nyt-karnak

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (8)

100Typography sets the voice of a brand
200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-karnak

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/karnak/karnak-cursive-100.68318cfe79ed3292eaa8986498e1184c.woff2

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nyt-karnak
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nyt-magslab

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (1)

700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use nyt-magslab

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

@font-face source

woff2https://g1.nyt.com/fonts/family/magslab/magslab-normal-700.32ddc16a2c925830897e56e134696ade.woff2

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nyt-magslab
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Used by 1 selector on the page

cheltenham-cond-fallback-georgia

Custom web font

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Weights loaded (3)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use cheltenham-cond-fallback-georgia

font-family: cheltenham-cond-fallback-georgia, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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cheltenham-cond-fallback-noto

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

300Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use cheltenham-cond-fallback-noto

font-family: cheltenham-cond-fallback-noto, system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

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cheltenham-fallback-georgia

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (6)

200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use cheltenham-fallback-georgia

font-family: cheltenham-fallback-georgia, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;

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cheltenham-fallback-georgia
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cheltenham-fallback-noto

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (6)

200Typography sets the voice of a brand
300Typography sets the voice of a brand
400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use cheltenham-fallback-noto

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

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cheltenham-fallback-noto
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Used by 0 selectors on the page

How nytimes.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of nytimes.com and parsed 54 stylesheets totalling 656.7 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 401 @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 333 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does nytimes.com use?

nytimes.com uses nyt-franklin, nyt-imperial and nyt-cheltenham as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 333 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 401 @font-face declarations across 54 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 Lora, Source Serif 4 and Merriweather. 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.

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