How can you check if a website uses Google Fonts?
Checking if a website uses Google Fonts can be accomplished by examining the page source and looking for specific indicators.
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it:
- Open the Page Source: Right-click on the webpage and select “View Page Source” or press
Ctrl+U
(Windows) orCmd+Option+U
(Mac) to open the page source code. - Search for Google Fonts Link: Use
Ctrl+F
(Windows) orCmd+F
(Mac) to open the search function. Look for the following:fonts.googleapis.com
: This URL indicates that the site is using Google Fonts. You may find a line like:<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
- Check for Google Fonts API Scripts: Sometimes, Google Fonts are loaded via a JavaScript in the
<script>
tags. Look for scripts loading fromfonts.googleapis.com
orgstatic.com
:<script src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/Roboto/v16/KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxP.woff2"></script>
- Inspect the CSS Styles: Check for CSS rules that apply Google Fonts. Look in the page source or linked CSS files for font-family declarations that may reference Google Fonts:
- Typical font-family examples:
font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
- Typical font-family examples:
- Use Web Developer Tools: You can also open the browser’s developer tools by right-clicking the page and selecting “Inspect” or pressing
F12
. Navigate to the “Network” tab, refresh the page and filter by “Font” or look for requests tofonts.googleapis.com
to see if any Google Fonts are being loaded. - Check for Font Display Properties: Google Fonts often include the
font-display
property in their CSS. Look for lines that mention this property, indicating how the font should behave during loading, e.g.,font-display: swap;
. - Look for @import Statements: Sometimes Google Fonts can be included using @import in a CSS file. Search for:
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto');