smithsonianmag.com draws its headings in Minion Pro Cond and its body text in Proxima Nova. It uses 3 fonts in all. We measured it on November 4, 2026.
The fonts smithsonianmag.com draws
| Font | Used for | Share of its custom-font text | Licence | How common |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minion Pro Cond | Headings | 61.5% | Not verified as obtainable | – |
| Proxima Nova | Body text | 23.4% | Commercial | 24 of 845 sites (rank 4) |
| Minion Pro | Smaller text | 15.1% | 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?
- Minion Pro Cond: we could not verify that this typeface can be licensed, so we neither recommend it nor link a source.
- Proxima Nova is sold under a commercial licence by Mark Simonson Studio. Licence it from Mark Simonson Studio; copying the file from a site that uses it is not a licence.
- Minion Pro: we could not verify that this typeface can be licensed, so we neither recommend it nor link a source.
Free fonts in a similar style
If you cannot license Proxima Nova, 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.
smithsonianmag.com among nonprofit, government and reference sites
smithsonianmag.com is one of the 37 nonprofit, government and reference sites we measured. Across them, Open Sans is the most used font you can get, on 6 of the 37 (16%). All the fonts nonprofit, government and reference sites use.
What pairing does smithsonianmag.com use?
Minion Pro Cond for headings with Proxima Nova for body text does not repeat on another analyzed site, so there is no shared pairing to show. Pairings that do repeat.
Other nonprofit, government and reference sites we measured
- arxiv.org IBM Plex Sans
- bl.uk Hind
- canada.ca Noto Sans, Lato
- cern.ch Roboto
- creativecommons.org DM Sans, DM Mono
- dictionary.com Figtree
See the fonts on all 845 sites.
FAQ
What font does smithsonianmag.com use?
smithsonianmag.com draws its headings in Minion Pro Cond and its body text in Proxima Nova. It uses 3 fonts in all: Minion Pro Cond, Proxima Nova, Minion Pro. We measured it on November 4, 2026.
Is Minion Pro Cond free?
We could not verify that Minion Pro Cond can be licensed, so we do not state a licence.
What font pairing does smithsonianmag.com use?
Minion Pro Cond for headings and Proxima Nova for body text. It does not repeat on another analyzed site.
Can I use the same fonts as smithsonianmag.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 smithsonianmag.com. Each font's licence is on this page, from its source.
How do you know which font smithsonianmag.com uses?
We opened smithsonianmag.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.