What font does vox.com use?

The typeface on vox.com is balto, harriet and Roboto Mono, loaded across 57 @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
balto
Total weights
3
@font-face
57
Source
Custom web font

balto

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 balto

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/Balto_Book-s.p.3fzkmxkgl_ezb.woff2

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balto
Commercial

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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 1 selector on the page

harriet

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 harriet

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

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/HarrietText_Regular-s.p.0y69t-lhp3zs8.woff2

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harriet
Commercial

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LoraGoogle Fonts

Workhorse free serif with great screen rendering.

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Source Serif 4Google Fonts

Cleaner contemporary alternative.

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MerriweatherGoogle Fonts

Heavier sibling for editorial body copy.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

Roboto Mono

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (3)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand
500Typography sets the voice of a brand
700Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Roboto Mono

font-family: 'Roboto Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/7ce089406799fc8a-s.3vduclckfpreo.woff2

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Roboto Mono
Open source
Google

Free on Google Fonts under Apache 2.0.

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JetBrains MonoGoogle Fonts

Programmer-tuned with ligatures.

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IBM Plex MonoGoogle Fonts

Distinctive but equally legible.

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Fira CodeGoogle Fonts

Mono with programming ligatures.

Open
Used by 1 selector on the page

2f13ad8e538108e0 S.p.22iyan98j1 2e

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use 2f13ad8e538108e0 S.p.22iyan98j1 2e

font-family: '2f13ad8e538108e0 S.p.22iyan98j1 2e', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/2f13ad8e538108e0-s.p.22iyan98j1_2e.woff2

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2f13ad8e538108e0 S.p.22iyan98j1 2e
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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

Ac7770a3beffffd6 S.p.2eaeqxw89w8ws

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Ac7770a3beffffd6 S.p.2eaeqxw89w8ws

font-family: 'Ac7770a3beffffd6 S.p.2eaeqxw89w8ws', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/ac7770a3beffffd6-s.p.2eaeqxw89w8ws.woff2

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Ac7770a3beffffd6 S.p.2eaeqxw89w8ws
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Used by 0 selectors on the page

Balto BoldItalic S.p.40rtmi0m Q5ki

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Balto BoldItalic S.p.40rtmi0m Q5ki

font-family: 'Balto BoldItalic S.p.40rtmi0m Q5ki', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/Balto_BoldItalic-s.p.40rtmi0m-q5ki.woff2

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Balto BoldItalic S.p.40rtmi0m Q5ki
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ManropeGoogle Fonts

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DM SansGoogle Fonts

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

Balto BookItalic S.p.2h9zmq4f5uf Z

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Balto BookItalic S.p.2h9zmq4f5uf Z

font-family: 'Balto BookItalic S.p.2h9zmq4f5uf Z', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/Balto_BookItalic-s.p.2h9zmq4f5uf_z.woff2

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Balto BookItalic S.p.2h9zmq4f5uf Z
Commercial

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ManropeGoogle Fonts

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

balto Fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use balto Fallback

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

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balto Fallback
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Used by 0 selectors on the page

Balto S.p.3fzkmxkgl Ezb

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Balto S.p.3fzkmxkgl Ezb

font-family: 'Balto S.p.3fzkmxkgl Ezb', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/Balto_Book-s.p.3fzkmxkgl_ezb.woff2

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Balto S.p.3fzkmxkgl Ezb
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Balto S.p.3q Dkcdztxtyh

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use Balto S.p.3q Dkcdztxtyh

font-family: 'Balto S.p.3q Dkcdztxtyh', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/Balto_Bold-s.p.3q_dkcdztxtyh.woff2

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Balto S.p.3q Dkcdztxtyh
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DM SansGoogle Fonts

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

harriet Fallback

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use harriet Fallback

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

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harriet Fallback
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DM SansGoogle Fonts

Cleaner geometric sibling.

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Used by 0 selectors on the page

HarrietText BoldItalic S.p.0o31c41q4otnl

Custom web font

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Weights loaded (1)

400Typography sets the voice of a brand

CSS to use HarrietText BoldItalic S.p.0o31c41q4otnl

font-family: 'HarrietText BoldItalic S.p.0o31c41q4otnl', system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, sans-serif;

@font-face source

woff2https://www.vox.com/_next/static/media/HarrietText_BoldItalic-s.p.0o31c41q4otnl.woff2

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HarrietText BoldItalic S.p.0o31c41q4otnl
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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

How vox.com loads its fonts

Get Font Info inspected the homepage of vox.com and parsed 59 stylesheets totalling 219.6 KB. Inside those stylesheets we found 57 @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 44 CSS rules reference them across the page.

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Frequently asked questions

What font does vox.com use?

vox.com uses balto, harriet and Roboto Mono as its primary typefaces. These fonts are loaded from a self-hosted webfont and applied across 44 CSS rules on the homepage.

Where does vox.com load its fonts from?

vox.com loads its fonts from a self-hosted webfont. Get Font Info detected 57 @font-face declarations across 59 stylesheets on the live page.

What weights of balto does vox.com use?

vox.com loads balto in 3 weights: 400, 500, 700. 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 vox.com on my website?

Yes — once you know the font name, you can load it from the same source. If balto 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 vox.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 vox.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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