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;

Get this font

Segoe UI
System font
Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows UI font.

Get Segoe UI from Microsoft

Free alternatives if you can't license Segoe UI Adjusted

InterGoogle Fonts

Safe, neutral free sans-serif that works in nearly any layout.

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ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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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;

Get this font

inherit !important
Commercial

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

Search for inherit !important

Free alternatives if you can't license inherit !important

InterGoogle Fonts

Safe, neutral free sans-serif that works in nearly any layout.

Open
ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer humanist alternative.

Open
DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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;

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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.

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric feel.

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RobotoGoogle Fonts

Familiar substitute on Android.

Open
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;

Get this font

Georgia
System font
Microsoft (Matthew Carter)

Bundled with Windows and macOS.

Get Georgia from Microsoft (Matthew Carter)

Free alternatives if you can't license Georgia

LoraGoogle Fonts

Free web serif with similar warmth and readability.

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MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier alternative with better screen rendering.

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Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

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

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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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