What font does TikTok use?

TikTok uses Proxima Nova as its primary brand typeface, with a custom display drawing for the wordmark and the system font stack for the in-app UI on each platform.

Quick answer

TikTok uses Proxima Nova as its primary brand typeface, with a custom display drawing for the wordmark and the system font stack for the in-app UI on each platform.

Proxima Nova

Commercial license required

A hybrid grotesque that became one of the most-used webfonts of the 2010s. TikTok uses it across marketing and editorial copy.

Designer
Mark Simonson
Released
2005
Where TikTok uses it
Brand · Headlines
License
Commercial license required from Mark Simonson Studio or Adobe Fonts.

CSS to use Proxima Nova

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

Free or accessible alternatives

MontserratMulishInterSource Sans 3

Background

The TikTok wordmark is custom lettering, not type. The in-app UI uses each platform's default system font (SF Pro on iOS, Roboto on Android).

Check the font on a specific element

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

Open live font inspector for tiktok.com

Frequently asked questions

Who designed Proxima Nova?

Proxima Nova was designed by Mark Simonson, released in 2005. A hybrid grotesque that became one of the most-used webfonts of the 2010s. TikTok uses it across marketing and editorial copy.

Can I download Proxima Nova?

Not for free. Proxima Nova requires a commercial license from the foundry (https://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/proxima-nova). If you need a free option, Montserrat, Mulish, Inter are close substitutes.

What are free alternatives to Proxima Nova?

If you want a similar look without Proxima Nova, try Montserrat, Mulish, Inter, Source Sans 3. Montserrat in particular is widely available and free on Google Fonts or under an open-source license.

About this page

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