What font does Google use?
Google Sans is the geometric brand typeface you see across Google’s products. For years it was reserved for Google itself. We inspected about.google, Google’s company site, because the search home page is almost entirely system fonts.
Short answer: Google’s corporate site uses Google Sans for headlines and interface text and Google Sans Text for paragraphs, loaded from Google Fonts.
Google Sans
Google Fonts70.9%- CSS name
Google Sans- Weights
- 400, 500
- Sizes
- 60px · 48px · 36px · 20px · 16px
Google Sans Text
Google Fonts29.1%- CSS name
Google Sans Text- Weights
- 300, 400, 500
- Sizes
- 18px · 16px
Sizes, weights and spacing by role
These are computed values from the live page, which is what the Font Inspector panel shows when you click each element.
| Role | Font | Size | Weight | Line height | Letter spacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | Google Sans | 60px | 400 | 1.2 | -0.008em |
| Subheading | Google Sans | 36px | 400 | 1.22 | -0.007em |
| Body text | Google Sans Text | 18px | 400 | 1.56 | normal |
| Button | Google Sans | 16px | 500 | 1.5 | 0.031em |
The main font stack in the CSS:
font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;- Headlines use the regular weight, 400, even at 60px. The size does the work, not the boldness.
- Buttons and navigation are set at weight 500 with slightly positive letter spacing.
- Body text is a generous 18px with a line height of 1.56.
Check any site yourself in one click.
Sites change their type without notice. Font Inspector shows the rendered font, size, weight and spacing of any text on about.google or anywhere else, and lists every font on the page. Free, no account.
About the fonts, and whether you can use them
Google Sans
Google’s brand typeface, a geometric sans with the same round shapes as the Google logo. It is used for headlines, buttons and navigation.
Can you use it? Google released Google Sans under the SIL Open Font License in December 2025, so it can now be used in your own projects. Check the license on its Google Fonts page before you ship. The older Product Sans, used in the logo, remains restricted to Google.
Google Sans Text
A companion cut of Google Sans adjusted for reading at small sizes, with more conventional letter shapes and looser spacing.
Can you use it? Check its availability on Google Fonts. If it is not offered for download, Google Sans itself or Open Sans are the closest practical choices for body text.
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Get a similar look with a free font
This starter uses Google Sans, which is open source, with the sizes and spacing measured above. It is an approximation, not a copy of Google’s brand typeface.
/* Approximates the Google look with a free font */
body {
font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
h1 {
font-size: 3.75rem; /* 60px */
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.2;
letter-spacing: -0.008em;
}
p {
font-size: 1.125rem; /* 18px */
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.56;
}How we checked
We opened about.google in Chrome on September 20, 2026 and read the computed styles of its visible text: the declared font stack, the font actually rendered, and how much of the page’s text each family sets. That is the same data the Font Inspector extension shows under Fonts on this page. We re-check these pages periodically, and the date above shows the last inspection.
Google and its typefaces are trademarks of their respective owners. Font Inspector is not affiliated with Google.
Questions & answers
What font does Google use on its website?+
Google’s corporate site uses Google Sans for headlines and interface text and Google Sans Text for paragraphs, loaded from Google Fonts.
Can I use the Google font?+
Google released Google Sans under the SIL Open Font License in December 2025, so it can now be used in your own projects. Check the license on its Google Fonts page before you ship. The older Product Sans, used in the logo, remains restricted to Google.
What is a free font similar to Google Sans?+
Outfit and DM Sans are free on Google Fonts and give a similar feel. No free font is an exact match, so compare it with your own text first.
How can I check what font Google uses myself?+
Open about.google, then click any text with the Font Inspector extension, or right-click, choose Inspect and look at Rendered Fonts in the Computed tab. Sites change their typography, so checking the live page is the only way to be sure.