font inspectorWhat font does Tesla use?
Tesla’s site is sparse, and so is its typography: one family, two optical cuts, and mostly regular and medium weights.
Short answer: Tesla’s website uses Universal Sans, in a Display cut for headings and a Text cut for everything else. The files are served from Tesla’s own asset domain.
Universal Sans Text
Self-hosted63.5%- CSS name
Universal Sans Text- Weights
- 400, 500
- Sizes
- 17px · 14px · 12px
- Served from
- digitalassets.tesla.com
Universal Sans Display
Self-hosted36.5%- CSS name
Universal Sans Display- Weights
- 400, 500
- Sizes
- 48px · 40px · 34px · 28px · 20px
- Served from
- digitalassets.tesla.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 | Universal Sans Display | 48px | 500 | 1.17 | normal |
| Subheading | Universal Sans Display | 20px | 400 | 1.4 | normal |
| Navigation | Universal Sans Text | 14px | 500 | 1.43 | normal |
| Small text | Universal Sans Text | 12px | 400 | 1.5 | normal |
The main font stack in the CSS:
font-family: "Universal Sans Text", -apple-system, Arial, sans-serif;- The split between Text and Display happens at 20px, the same idea Apple uses for San Francisco.
- Nothing is bold. The heaviest weight on the page is 500.
- The CSS also declares Noto Sans for Arabic and Hebrew.
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About the fonts, and whether you can use them
Universal Sans Text
The text cut of Universal Sans, a clean, modern sans serif family. It sets navigation, buttons and small print.
Can you use it? Universal Sans is a commercial typeface. Inter and Hanken Grotesk are free fonts with a similar clean, engineered feel.
On Google Fonts: Inter, Hanken Grotesk.
Universal Sans Display
The display cut of the same family, used from 20px upward for model names and section headings.
Can you use it? Also commercial. The same free alternatives apply.
On Google Fonts: Inter, Hanken Grotesk.
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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 Tesla’s brand typeface.
/* Approximates the Tesla look with a free font */
body {
font-family: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;
}
h1 {
font-size: 3rem; /* 48px */
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1.17;
}How we checked
We opened tesla.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.
Tesla and its typefaces are trademarks of their respective owners. Font Inspector is not affiliated with Tesla.
Questions & answers
What font does Tesla use on its website?
Tesla’s website uses Universal Sans, in a Display cut for headings and a Text cut for everything else. The files are served from Tesla’s own asset domain.
Can I use the Tesla font?
Universal Sans is a commercial typeface. Inter and Hanken Grotesk are free fonts with a similar clean, engineered feel.
What is a free font similar to Universal Sans Text?
Inter and Hanken Grotesk 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 Tesla uses myself?
Open tesla.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.