What fonts does GitHub use?

Measured from the captured homepage: Mona Sans for headings and Mona Sans for body copy.

GitHub website design referenceOpen full GitHub reference →

Observed typography

Heading font
Mona Sans
Body font
Mona Sans
System
One family across both roles

How the page is built

GitHub's captured homepage has 49 sections and 10 inner pages.

  • 21 content
  • 19 features
  • 4 statement
  • 1 blog
  • 1 cta
  • 1 logos
  • 1 showcase
  • 1 testimonials

Other sites that use this pair

2 other captured sites use this same pair of fonts.

Captured colors

The captured homepage uses these 4 colors, in capture order.

  • #0d1117
  • #a4aea6
  • #ffffff
  • #08872b

Styles recorded: Dark.

Same category, same heading font

1 of the 67 other captured Developer Tools sites in this library use Mona Sans for headings.

GitHub's website font choices

Captured September 21, 2026. Read it with the full reference, where the palette, section order and responsive views sit next to the type.

A single family or a two-font system?

GitHub sets headings and body in Mona Sans, so the hierarchy comes from scale and weight.

Compare it across the library

See the website font trends and the font pairing examples.

GitHub fonts — FAQ

What font does GitHub use?

GitHub uses Mona Sans for headings and Mona Sans for body copy in the captured homepage.

Is Mona Sans free to use?

Check the foundry license for Mona Sans before shipping it. This page records what appeared on GitHub's site and grants no reuse rights.

What colors and sections were captured for GitHub?

4 colors (#0d1117, #a4aea6, #ffffff, #08872b) and 49 homepage sections, with 10 inner pages.

Which other sites use Mona Sans and Mona Sans?

2 other captured sites use this same pair of fonts. The links on this page go to the first ones in library order.

Fonts come from the rendered capture and may change when the site does. Library methodology