Helvetica Now is a sans serif typeface designed by Charles Nix, Jan Hendrik Weber, Alexander Roth, Juan Villanueva, Terrance Weinzierl, Tom Rickner. It is used by 7 of the 407 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 6 among the 100 website fonts you can get. It needs a paid licence.
Helvetica Now at a glance
- Rank
- =6 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 7 sites of 407 analyzed (2%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Charles Nix, Jan Hendrik Weber, Alexander Roth, Juan Villanueva, Terrance Weinzierl, Tom Rickner
- Licence
- Commercial licence
- Source
- Monotype, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Helvetica Now used?
Helvetica Now is the headline font on 6 and the body font on 5 of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and luxury | 3 | 17% |
| Agencies and creative studios | 2 | 10% |
| Design and creative tools | 1 | 4% |
| E-commerce and retail | 1 | 4% |
Which websites use Helvetica Now?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- zara.com E-commerce and retail · headings · 100% of its text
- locomotive.ca Agencies and creative studios · headings · body · 79.1% of its text
- work.co Agencies and creative studios · headings · 68.8% of its text
- myfonts.com Design and creative tools · headings · body · 100% of its text
- nike.com Fashion and luxury · headings · body · 100% of its text
- rolex.com Fashion and luxury · headings · body · 93.2% of its text
- arcteryx.com Fashion and luxury · body · 91.2% of its text
What does Helvetica Now pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Garamond Pro | 1 | heading and body |
| Elan ITCPro | 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 Helvetica Now?
Helvetica Now is sold under a commercial licence by Monotype. Buy or license it from the source below; downloading the file from a site that uses it is not a licence.
Monotype · 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. Monotype lists Helvetica Now for paid licensing: bespoke licences through sales, or webfonts and desktop fonts bought at MyFonts.
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FAQ
Is Helvetica Now free?
No. Helvetica Now is a commercial typeface from Monotype. See the source on this page for how to license it.
Who designed Helvetica Now?
Helvetica Now was designed by Charles Nix, Jan Hendrik Weber, Alexander Roth, Juan Villanueva, Terrance Weinzierl, Tom Rickner and published by Monotype. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Helvetica Now?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 7 sites draw text in Helvetica Now: zara.com, locomotive.ca, work.co, myfonts.com, nike.com, rolex.com, arcteryx.com. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Helvetica Now?
On the sites we analyzed, Helvetica Now appears alongside Adobe Garamond Pro (1 site), Elan ITCPro (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.