Geist is a free sans serif typeface designed by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago, Facundo Santana. It is used by 6 of the 407 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 8 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Geist at a glance
- Rank
- =8 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 6 sites of 407 analyzed (1%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago, Facundo Santana
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- October 1, 2024
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Geist used?
Geist is the headline font on 5 and the body font on 6 of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer tools and infrastructure | 3 | 5% |
| AI | 2 | 6% |
| SaaS and productivity | 1 | 2% |
Which websites use Geist?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- vercel.com Developer tools and infrastructure · headings · body · 99.8% of its text
- nextjs.org Developer tools and infrastructure · headings · body · 98.5% of its text
- snyk.io Developer tools and infrastructure · headings · body · 95.8% of its text
- calendly.com SaaS and productivity · body · 83.8% of its text
- v0.app AI · headings · body · 100% of its text
- ideogram.ai AI · headings · body · 99.4% of its text
What does Geist pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Calendly Sans | 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 Geist?
Geist 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 Geist free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Geist?
Geist was designed by Andrés Briganti, Mateo Zaragoza, Guillermo Rauch, Evil Rabbit, José Rago, Facundo Santana. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Geist?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 6 sites draw text in Geist: vercel.com, nextjs.org, snyk.io, calendly.com, v0.app, ideogram.ai. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Geist?
On the sites we analyzed, Geist appears alongside Calendly Sans (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.