font inspectorWhat font does Nike use?
Few brands are as tied to a typeface as Nike is to condensed Futura. Online it is reserved for a few huge words, while Helvetica Now does the everyday work. We were redirected to a regional storefront in English.
Short answer: Nike’s website uses Helvetica Now for text and interface, and Nike Futura, a custom extra-bold condensed Futura, for its uppercase headlines.
Helvetica Now
Self-hosted95.6%- CSS name
Helvetica Now Text- Weights
- 400, 500, 700
- Sizes
- 24px · 20px · 16px · 14px · 12px
- Served from
- www.nike.com
Nike Futura
Self-hosted4.4%- CSS name
Nike Futura ND- Weights
- 500
- Sizes
- 76px
- Served from
- www.nike.com
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 | Nike Futura | 76px | 500 | 0.9 | normal |
| Body text | Helvetica Now Text | 16px | 400 | 1.5 | normal |
| Button | Helvetica Now Text | 16px | 500 | 1.5 | normal |
The main font stack in the CSS:
font-family: "Helvetica Now Text", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;- Headlines are uppercase at 76px with a line height of 0.9, so stacked lines nearly touch.
- The CSS registers each weight of Helvetica Now as its own family name, such as “Helvetica Now Text Medium”. We merged them in the share figure above.
- The fallback is plain Helvetica, then Arial.
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About the fonts, and whether you can use them
Helvetica Now
Helvetica Now is Monotype’s 2019 redrawing of Helvetica, with separate Text and Display cuts. Nike uses both, mostly at regular and medium weight.
Can you use it? Helvetica Now is a commercial typeface from Monotype. Inter is the closest free alternative for screens.
Nike Futura
A Nike-specific cut of Futura Condensed Extra Bold, the face behind decades of Nike advertising.
Can you use it? The Nike cut is proprietary, and Futura itself is commercial. For the condensed headline look, Oswald and Bebas Neue are free. For regular Futura, see the alternatives page.
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Get a similar look with a free font
This starter uses Inter, which is open source, with the sizes and spacing measured above. It is an approximation, not a copy of Nike’s brand typeface.
/* Approximates the Nike look with a free font */
body {
font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
}
h1 {
font-size: 4.75rem; /* 76px */
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 0.9;
}
p {
font-size: 1rem; /* 16px */
font-weight: 400;
line-height: 1.5;
}How we checked
We opened nike.com 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.
Nike and its typefaces are trademarks of their respective owners. Font Inspector is not affiliated with Nike.
Questions & answers
What font does Nike use on its website?
Nike’s website uses Helvetica Now for text and interface, and Nike Futura, a custom extra-bold condensed Futura, for its uppercase headlines.
Can I use the Nike font?
Helvetica Now is a commercial typeface from Monotype. Inter is the closest free alternative for screens.
What is a free font similar to Helvetica Now?
Inter is free on Google Fonts and gives a similar feel. No free font is an exact match, so compare it with your own text first.
How can I check what font Nike uses myself?
Open nike.com, 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.