What font does vice.com use?

The typeface on vice.com is VICE Grotesk, Source Code Pro and Ballmer ArchiType, loaded across 25 @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
VICE Grotesk
Total weights
5
@font-face
25
Source
Mixed

VICE Grotesk

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand
900Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use VICE Grotesk

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vice.com/wp-content/themes/vice-2024/assets/fonts/VICEGrotesk-Black.woff2

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VICE Grotesk
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license VICE Grotesk

LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

Open
Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

Open
MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 40 selectors on the page

Source Code Pro

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (2)

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

CSS to use Source Code Pro

font-family: 'Source Code Pro', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vice.com/wp-content/themes/vice-2024/assets/fonts/SourceCodePro-Bold.woff2

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Source Code Pro
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license Source Code Pro

JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Modern free mono tuned for code.

Open
IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive alternative with strong personality.

Open
Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programmer ligatures.

Open
Used by 6 selectors on the page

Ballmer ArchiType

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Ballmer ArchiType

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

@font-face source

otfhttps://www.vice.com/wp-content/plugins/savage-contest-landing-page-blocks/fonts/Ballmer%20ArchiType%20Regular/Ballmer%20ArchiType%20Regular.otf

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Ballmer ArchiType
Commercial

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

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Free alternatives if you can't license Ballmer ArchiType

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 0 selectors on the page

Helvetica World

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (2)

boldTypography sets the voice of a brand
normalTypography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Helvetica World

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vice.com/wp-content/plugins/savage-contest-landing-page-blocks/fonts/helvetica-world/HelveticaWorld-Bold.woff2

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Helvetica
Commercial
Linotype / Monotype

Sold by Monotype.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Helvetica World

InterGoogle Fonts

Better screen rendering with the same neutral character.

Open
ManropeGoogle Fonts

Softer, more contemporary feel.

Open
Work SansGoogle Fonts

Free open grotesque close to Helvetica's proportions.

Open
Used by 0 selectors on the page

Helvetica Neue

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Helvetica Neue

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

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Helvetica Neue
Commercial
Linotype / Monotype

Sold by Monotype. Helvetica Now is the modernised cut.

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Free alternatives if you can't license Helvetica Neue

InterGoogle Fonts

Free alternative explicitly tuned for UI.

Open
ManropeGoogle Fonts

Slightly warmer and more modern.

Open
Work SansGoogle Fonts

Neutral grotesque with similar bones.

Open
Used by 3 selectors on the page

Roboto

Unknown source

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Roboto

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

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Roboto
Open source
Google (Christian Robertson)

Free on Google Fonts under Apache 2.0.

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InterGoogle Fonts

Wider apertures and better hinting for product UI.

Open
DM SansGoogle Fonts

Similar mechanical feel with cleaner curves.

Open
Work SansGoogle Fonts

Open-source grotesque with a near-identical x-height.

Open
Used by 3 selectors on the page

How vice.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of vice.com and parsed 10 stylesheets totalling 128.4 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 25 @font-face declarations — the rules a browser uses to download and register a custom typeface. The primary typefaces are served from mixed, and 55 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does vice.com use?

vice.com uses VICE Grotesk, Source Code Pro and Ballmer ArchiType as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source and applied across 55 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does vice.com load its fonts from?

vice.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont and an unknown source. Get Font Info detected 25 @font-face declarations across 10 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of VICE Grotesk does vice.com use?

vice.com loads VICE Grotesk in 5 weights: 400, 700, 900, bold, normal. 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 vice.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If VICE Grotesk 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 vice.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 vice.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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