# Meta Branded font update?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332
**Category:** Site feedback
**Tags:** meta-theme-feedback
**Created:** [January 22, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332 "2025-01-22T07:45:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2025, 7:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/1 "2025-01-22T07:45:15Z")

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### Description

Was the Meta Branded there’s font updated? It seems cleaner and less weighted than before.

### Repro Steps

Look anywhere with the Meta Branded theme selected.

### Screenshots

 ![1000046723.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/2/e/e2ea88caa07284868dda29433f649639ebdd3464.jpeg)

### Platform

Android (mobile)

### Browser

Chrome

### Additional Comments

Is it me or was this a recent change?

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/2 "2025-01-22T13:10:40Z")

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It seems there was a font update (but not for the branded theme only):

Before  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/7/6/176983f15b64256b1a6cee2c9146e4a8a8d6aae5.png)

After  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/8/4/b840e1e78ebeb47cd375a34600294f399aa37e9c.png)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/3 "2025-01-22T14:28:00Z")

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We’ve changed the default font on Meta to Inter (formerly Arial), this will apply to all themes that don’t override it

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### Author: ![traceymoko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/traceymoko/32/483235_2.png) [@traceymoko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/traceymoko)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 3:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/4 "2025-01-23T03:29:50Z")

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Looks great – very pleasant to read.

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### Author: ![MarcP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/marcp/32/160184_2.png) [@MarcP](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MarcP)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/5 "2025-01-23T07:48:15Z")

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I thought I noticed this already! Think it’s better.

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-branded-font-update/348332/6 "2025-01-23T08:48:24Z")

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We plan to change the default for new installs, existing installs can head to site setting and pick inter as the font!