Inter Font Free Download: The Typeface Used By Figma, NASA, And Mozilla

I often see this trend: cool vibed projects that are almost there but still feel like they were made overnight. Often it’s because of the font. Many agents fall back to system fonts or basic ones. And we can spot the difference. Inter solves this problem. It’s one of those subtle improvements that will make everything feel more thought out.

Inter is a font designed by Rasmus Andersson for screens. It’s used by Figma, GitLab, Mozilla, NASA, Unity, ISO, Zurich Airport, Guggenheim Museums… It’s not a hipster font. It’s now a baseline expectation for product design. It’s free.

Inter is a variable font that contains all weights from extra light to black. It also includes italics. You won’t have to include 7 different font files for each weight of heading. It comes with tons of OpenType features such as a slashed zero (to distinguish between 0 and O), tabular numbers (for aligning price tags or statistics), and contextual alternates (adjusting punctuation depending on adjacent characters).

1How to add Inter font to your website

The simplest solution is to use the official CDN. No npm. No installation. Just 2 lines of code in the <head> tag and 1 line of CSS. It’s powered by the font author himself, so it’s trustworthy and up-to-date.

<link rel="preconnect" href="https://rsms.me/">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://rsms.me/inter/inter.css">

:root { font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; }
@supports (font-variation-settings: normal) {
  :root { font-family: 'Inter var', sans-serif; }
}

This snippet will serve the variable font if the browser supports it (which is the case for all modern browsers). If you only care about the basic version, then the first line is enough. Send this to your agent and he’ll take care of the rest.

2Is the Inter font free to use

Absolutely. Inter is free and open source. It’s licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it for personal or commercial purposes, embed it into your products, redistribute it, etc… There’s no attribution or fee involved. “Can I legally use Inter for my purpose? Most likely yes!” — reads the README. Note: Inter is also available on Google Fonts, but it’s recommended NOT to use it. It’s outdated and doesn’t contain italics. Use the CDN from rsms.me.

3What font to use instead of Inter

In most cases, you don’t really need an alternative. However, if you’re looking for something that stands out more: DM Sans looks quite similar but feels a bit less generic. Geist (by Vercel) is another screen friendly font that goes well with code. If you’re looking for something warmer, try Nunito or Plus Jakarta Sans. All of these are free to download.