What font does stackoverflow.com use?

The typeface on stackoverflow.com is Segoe UI Adjusted, inherit !important and Arial, loaded across 8 @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
Segoe UI Adjusted
Total weights
3
@font-face
8
Source
Mixed

Segoe UI Adjusted

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

600Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
800Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Segoe UI Adjusted

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

Similar fonts

InterManropeDM Sans
Used by 0 selectors on the page

inherit !important

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use inherit !important

font-family: 'inherit !important', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

Similar fonts

InterManropeDM Sans
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;

Similar fonts

InterDM SansRoboto
Used by 1 selector on the page

Georgia

System font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Georgia

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

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LoraMerriweatherSource Serif 4
Used by 1 selector on the page

How stackoverflow.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of stackoverflow.com and parsed 3 stylesheets totalling 1.17 MB. Inside those stylesheets we found 8 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 53 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does stackoverflow.com use?

stackoverflow.com uses Segoe UI Adjusted, inherit !important and Arial as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system and applied across 53 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does stackoverflow.com load its fonts from?

stackoverflow.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont, an unknown source and the operating system. Get Font Info detected 8 @font-face declarations across 3 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of Segoe UI Adjusted does stackoverflow.com use?

stackoverflow.com loads Segoe UI Adjusted in 3 weights: 600, 700, 800. 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 stackoverflow.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If Segoe UI Adjusted 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 stackoverflow.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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About this page

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