# Google Fonts, what it is, status and alternatives.

A free library of web fonts from Google. Fonts are loaded from Google's servers or can be self-hosted on the website.

- **Status:** Stable. Loading from Google's servers sends the visitor's IP address; self-hosting avoids that.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2010
- **License:** OFL / Apache 2.0
- **Official website:** https://fonts.google.com
- **Documentation:** https://developers.google.com/fonts/docs/getting_started
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/google/fonts
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/google-fonts

## Google Fonts in our audits

Tech Stack checks every audited website for Google Fonts, but web fonts are not part of our public usage statistics yet.

Google Fonts is a hosted service, so there is nothing to install: no versions and no release history to show.

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% of websites
- [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% of websites
- [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% of websites
- [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% of websites
- [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% of websites
- [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% of websites
- [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% of websites
- [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% of websites
- [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% of websites
- [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% of websites
- [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites
- [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites

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## Questions about Google Fonts

### What is Google Fonts?

A free library of web fonts from Google. Fonts are loaded from Google's servers or can be self-hosted on the website. The be1st catalog lists Google Fonts under UI Libraries. License of Google Fonts: OFL / Apache 2.0.

### When was Google Fonts first released?

Google Fonts was first released in 2010.

### Is Google Fonts still a modern choice?

Google Fonts is a stable, mature choice rather than a new one. Loading from Google's servers sends the visitor's IP address; self-hosting avoids that.

### What are the alternatives to Google Fonts?

Technologies that do the same job as Google Fonts include Adobe Fonts.