Proxima Nova is a sans serif typeface designed by Mark Simonson. 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.
Proxima Nova 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
- Mark Simonson
- Licence
- Commercial licence
- Source
- Mark Simonson Studio, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Proxima Nova used?
Proxima Nova is the headline font on 5 and the body font on 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | 2 | 11% |
| Crypto and web3 | 1 | 7% |
| Fashion and luxury | 1 | 6% |
| Health and wellness | 1 | 7% |
| Media, news and publishing | 1 | 4% |
| Travel and hospitality | 1 | 8% |
Which websites use Proxima Nova?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- binance.com Crypto and web3 · headings · 53.4% of its text
- buzzfeed.com Media, news and publishing · headings · body · 88% of its text
- singaporeair.com Travel and hospitality · 2% of its text
- benjerry.com Food and drink · body · 84.3% of its text
- tasty.co Food and drink · headings · 2.4% of its text
- whoop.com Health and wellness · headings · body · 100% of its text
- newbalance.com Fashion and luxury · headings · body · 100% of its text
What does Proxima Nova pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Binance Nova | 1 | heading and body |
| Chunk ReThunk | 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 Proxima Nova?
Proxima Nova is sold under a commercial licence by Mark Simonson Studio. Buy or license it from the source below; downloading the file from a site that uses it is not a licence.
Mark Simonson Studio · 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. Mark Simonson Studio sells Proxima Nova under paid licences, and its page states that all of its licences allow commercial use.
Other sans serif fonts in the ranking
FAQ
Is Proxima Nova free?
No. Proxima Nova is a commercial typeface from Mark Simonson Studio. See the source on this page for how to license it.
Who designed Proxima Nova?
Proxima Nova was designed by Mark Simonson and published by Mark Simonson Studio. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Proxima Nova?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 7 sites draw text in Proxima Nova: binance.com, buzzfeed.com, singaporeair.com, benjerry.com, tasty.co, whoop.com, newbalance.com. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Proxima Nova?
On the sites we analyzed, Proxima Nova appears alongside Binance Nova (1 site), Chunk ReThunk (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.