github.com draws its headings and body text in Mona Sans. It uses 2 fonts in all. We measured it on October 21, 2026.
The fonts github.com draws
| Font | Used for | Share of its custom-font text | Licence | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Sans | Headings, Body text | 93.5% | Open source | 3 of 407 sites (rank =22) |
| Mona Sans Mono | Smaller text | 6.5% | Not verified as obtainable | – |
Share is how much of the page’s custom-font text each font draws. System fonts and icon fonts are never counted. 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.
Can I use the same fonts?
- Mona Sans is open source and free to use, including commercially. Get it from Google Fonts.
- Mona Sans Mono: we could not verify that this typeface can be licensed, so we neither recommend it nor link a source.
github.com among developer tools and infrastructure sites
github.com is one of the 62 developer tools and infrastructure sites we measured. Across them, Inter is the most used font you can get, on 25 of the 62 (40%). All the fonts developer tools and infrastructure sites use.
What pairing does github.com use?
github.com uses one family, Mona Sans, for both headings and body text. So do 280 of the 407 sites we analyzed (69%). Pairings of two different fonts.
Other developer tools and infrastructure sites we measured
- newrelic.com Inter, Geist Mono, Mona Sans
- algolia.com Sora, Inter
- angular.dev Inter, DM Mono
- astro.build Obviously, Inter, MD IO
- auth0.com Aeonik, Aeonik Mono
- aws.amazon.com Amazon Ember, Amazon Ember Mono
See the fonts on all 407 sites.
FAQ
What font does github.com use?
github.com draws its headings and body text in Mona Sans. It uses 2 fonts in all: Mona Sans, Mona Sans Mono. We measured it on October 21, 2026.
Is Mona Sans free?
Yes. Mona Sans is open source and free for commercial use, according to Google Fonts.
What font pairing does github.com use?
One family, Mona Sans, for both headings and body text.
Can I use the same fonts as github.com on my own site?
Only if the licence allows it. Free and open-source fonts can be used freely. Commercial fonts need your own licence, even though you can see the file on github.com. Each font's licence is on this page, from its source.
How do you know which font github.com uses?
We opened github.com in a real browser and asked Chrome which font file drew each piece of text, twice in separate sessions. A font counts only if both runs saw it and it drew at least 2% of the site's custom-font text.
Can I check a different website?
Yes. Paste its address into the free font finder.