What fonts does NYU use?
Measured from the captured homepage: NYU Perstare for headings and NYU Perstare for body copy.
Open full NYU reference →Observed typography
- Heading font
- NYU Perstare
- Body font
- NYU Perstare
- System
- One family across both roles
How the page is built
NYU's captured homepage has 6 sections and 2 inner pages.
- 4 content
- 1 footer
- 1 hero
Other sites that use this pair
No other captured site in this library uses this same pair of fonts.
Captured colors
The captured homepage uses these 6 colors, in capture order.
- #57068c
- #ffffff
- #0b0b0b
- #f7f7f7
- #5c5c5c
- #8900e1
Styles recorded: Light.
Same category, same heading font
0 of the 87 other captured Education sites in this library use NYU Perstare for headings.
NYU's website font choices
Captured September 25, 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?
NYU sets headings and body in NYU Perstare, so the hierarchy comes from scale and weight.
Compare it across the library
See the website font trends and the font pairing examples.
NYU fonts — FAQ
What font does NYU use?
NYU uses NYU Perstare for headings and NYU Perstare for body copy in the captured homepage.
Is NYU Perstare free to use?
Check the foundry license for NYU Perstare before shipping it. This page records what appeared on NYU's site and grants no reuse rights.
What colors and sections were captured for NYU?
6 colors (#57068c, #ffffff, #0b0b0b, #f7f7f7, #5c5c5c, #8900e1) and 6 homepage sections, with 2 inner pages.
Which other sites use NYU Perstare and NYU Perstare?
No other captured site in this library uses this same pair of fonts.
Fonts come from the rendered capture and may change when the site does. Library methodology