Barlow is a free sans serif typeface designed by Jeremy Tribby. It is used by 3 of the 845 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 41 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Barlow at a glance
- Rank
- =41 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 3 sites of 845 analyzed (0%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Jeremy Tribby
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- October 26, 2017
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Barlow used?
Barlow is the headline font on 2 and the body font on 3 of the 3 sites that use it. Where it is not the biggest font for a job, it draws a smaller share of the text, such as labels or buttons.
| Industry | Sites using it | Of analyzed sites in that industry |
|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | 2 | 4% |
| Entertainment, music and gaming | 1 | 2% |
Which websites use Barlow?
Each link opens that site’s own page, with every font it draws.
- nandos.com Food and drink · body · 89% of its text
- greggs.co.uk Food and drink · headings · body · 99.5% of its text
- last.fm Entertainment, music and gaming · headings · body · 99.8% of its text
What does Barlow pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Nandos Hand Alt | 1 | heading and body |
A pairing here means two different typefaces that are the biggest font for different jobs on the same site. It shows what real sites do, which is a good starting point and not a rule. All pairings.
Where do I get Barlow?
Barlow is open source and free to use, including commercially. Download it from Google Fonts.
Google Fonts · checked October 21, 2026.
How do we know?
Each site was opened twice in a real browser and Chrome was asked which font file drew each piece of text. We count a font for a site only if both runs saw it and it drew at least 2% of the site’s custom-font text. The full method.
Other sans serif fonts in the ranking
FAQ
Is Barlow free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Barlow?
Barlow was designed by Jeremy Tribby. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Barlow?
Of the 845 sites we analyzed, 3 sites draw text in Barlow: nandos.com, greggs.co.uk, last.fm. The list on this page links each one to its own page.
What fonts pair well with Barlow?
On the sites we analyzed, Barlow appears alongside Nandos Hand Alt (1 site). That shows what real sites do, not a rule.
How do you know which font a site uses?
We open each site in a real browser and ask Chrome which font file it used to draw each piece of text, so renamed and self-hosted fonts are named by the file itself. Each site was measured twice, and a font counts only if both runs saw it.