nbcnews.com draws its headings and body text in Founders Grotesk. That is the only custom font on the page. We measured it on November 4, 2026.
The fonts nbcnews.com draws
| Font | Used for | Share of its custom-font text | Licence | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founders Grotesk | Headings, Body text | 97% | Commercial | 5 of 845 sites (rank =24) |
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?
- Founders Grotesk is sold under a commercial licence by Klim Type Foundry. Licence it from Klim Type Foundry; copying the file from a site that uses it is not a licence.
Free fonts in a similar style
If you cannot license Founders Grotesk, these free fonts are in the same style (sans serif) and real sites use them: Inter (126 sites), Roboto (43 sites), Open Sans (26 sites), Geist (18 sites). A similar style is not the same typeface, so compare them side by side before you commit.
nbcnews.com among media, news and publishing sites
nbcnews.com is one of the 47 media, news and publishing sites we measured. Across them, Proxima Nova is the most used font you can get, on 5 of the 47 (11%). All the fonts media, news and publishing sites use.
What pairing does nbcnews.com use?
nbcnews.com uses one family, Founders Grotesk, for both headings and body text. So do 567 of the 845 sites we analyzed (67%). Pairings of two different fonts.
Other media, news and publishing sites we measured
- abcnews.go.com Post Grotesk
- arstechnica.com Faustina
- bleacherreport.com Druk Text, Proxima Nova, Druk Text Wide
- bloomberg.com BW Haas Grotesk, Avenir Next P for BBG, BW Haas Head 65
- buzzfeed.com Proxima Nova, Calistoga
- cnbc.com Proxima Nova
See the fonts on all 845 sites.
FAQ
What font does nbcnews.com use?
nbcnews.com draws its headings and body text in Founders Grotesk. We measured it on November 4, 2026.
Is Founders Grotesk free?
No. Founders Grotesk is sold under a commercial licence by Klim Type Foundry.
What font pairing does nbcnews.com use?
One family, Founders Grotesk, for both headings and body text.
Can I use the same fonts as nbcnews.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 nbcnews.com. Each font's licence is on this page, from its source.
How do you know which font nbcnews.com uses?
We opened nbcnews.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.