Host Grotesk is a free sans serif typeface designed by Element Type, Doğukan Karapınar, İbrahim Kaçtıoğlu. It is used by 2 of the 845 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 58 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Host Grotesk at a glance
- Rank
- =58 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 2 sites of 845 analyzed (0%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Element Type, Doğukan Karapınar, İbrahim Kaçtıoğlu
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- November 5, 2024
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Host Grotesk used?
Host Grotesk is the headline font on 2 and the body font on 1 of the 2 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 | 1 | 2% |
| SaaS and productivity | 1 | 1% |
Which websites use Host Grotesk?
Each link opens that site’s own page, with every font it draws.
- bigcommerce.com SaaS and productivity · headings · body · 96.5% of its text
- lee.com Fashion and luxury · headings · 31% of its text
What does Host Grotesk pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Overpass | 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 Host Grotesk?
Host Grotesk 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 Host Grotesk free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Host Grotesk?
Host Grotesk was designed by Element Type, Doğukan Karapınar, İbrahim Kaçtıoğlu. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Host Grotesk?
Of the 845 sites we analyzed, 2 sites draw text in Host Grotesk: bigcommerce.com, lee.com. The list on this page links each one to its own page.
What fonts pair well with Host Grotesk?
On the sites we analyzed, Host Grotesk appears alongside Overpass (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.