Lato is a free sans serif typeface designed by Łukasz Dziedzic. It is used by 2 of the 407 sites we analyzed, which ranks it joint number 29 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Lato at a glance
- Rank
- =29 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 2 sites of 407 analyzed (0%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Łukasz Dziedzic
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- December 15, 2010
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Lato used?
Lato is the headline font on 2 and the body font on 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 2 | 13% |
Which websites use Lato?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- freecodecamp.org Education · headings · body · 100% of its text
- cam.ac.uk Education · headings · body · 92.8% of its text
What does Lato pair with?
No other typeface appeared with Lato as a heading, body or code font on more than one analyzed site, so there is no repeated pairing to report.
Where do I get Lato?
Lato 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 Lato free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Lato?
Lato was designed by Łukasz Dziedzic. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Lato?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 2 sites draw text in Lato: freecodecamp.org, cam.ac.uk. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Lato?
No other typeface appeared with Lato as a heading, body or code font on more than one analyzed site, so there is no repeated pairing to report.
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.