Roboto is a free sans serif typeface designed by Christian Robertson, ParaType, Font Bureau. It is used by 12 of the 407 sites we analyzed, which ranks it number 2 among the 100 website fonts you can get. You can use it without paying.
Roboto at a glance
- Rank
- 2 of 100, by number of analyzed sites using it
- Used on
- 12 sites of 407 analyzed (3%)
- Style
- Sans Serif
- Designer
- Christian Robertson, ParaType, Font Bureau
- Licence
- Free, open source
- Added to Google Fonts
- January 8, 2013
- Source
- Google Fonts, checked October 21, 2026
Where is Roboto used?
Roboto is the headline font on 4 and the body font on 9 of the 12 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% |
| Food and drink | 2 | 11% |
| Health and wellness | 2 | 13% |
| Nonprofit, government and reference | 2 | 18% |
| Entertainment, music and gaming | 1 | 4% |
| Media, news and publishing | 1 | 4% |
| Travel and hospitality | 1 | 8% |
Which websites use Roboto?
Each link opens the free font finder on that site.
- lenis.darkroom.engineering Developer tools and infrastructure · body · 81.3% of its text
- cloud.google.com Developer tools and infrastructure · 8.6% of its text
- firebase.google.com Developer tools and infrastructure · 4.2% of its text
- techcrunch.com Media, news and publishing · body · 4.9% of its text
- ryanair.com Travel and hospitality · headings · body · 100% of its text
- hellofresh.com Food and drink · body · 22.8% of its text
- kfc.com Food and drink · body · 59.2% of its text
- noom.com Health and wellness · body · 82.9% of its text
- flo.health Health and wellness · headings · body · 99.8% of its text
- youtube.com Entertainment, music and gaming · headings · 95.8% of its text
- un.org Nonprofit, government and reference · body · 100% of its text
- redcross.org Nonprofit, government and reference · headings · body · 95.6% of its text
What does Roboto pair with?
| Used together with | Sites | As |
|---|---|---|
| Agrandir Narrow | 1 | heading and body |
| false | 1 | heading and body |
| Oswald | 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 Roboto?
Roboto 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 Roboto free?
Yes. It is open source and free for commercial use, and available from Google Fonts.
Who designed Roboto?
Roboto was designed by Christian Robertson, ParaType, Font Bureau. The source link on this page is where that is credited.
Which websites use Roboto?
Of the 407 sites we analyzed, 12 sites draw text in Roboto, including lenis.darkroom.engineering, cloud.google.com, firebase.google.com, techcrunch.com, ryanair.com, hellofresh.com. The list on this page links each one to the font finder.
What fonts pair well with Roboto?
On the sites we analyzed, Roboto appears alongside Agrandir Narrow (1 site), false (1 site), Oswald (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.