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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T20:39:41+00:00 2026-05-27T20:39:41+00:00

How do I create very thin fonts with CSS, like at http://www.google.com/landing/newgadgets/ ? Right

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How do I create very thin fonts with CSS, like at http://www.google.com/landing/newgadgets/ ?

Right now I’m using this, but I’m on a mac and I don’t think “Helvetica Neue” is supported on windows.

h1{
  font-size:64px;
  font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-weight:100;
}

Any ideas for thin, crisp fonts?

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    2026-05-27T20:39:42+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 8:39 pm

    Google is using their font API and CSS’s @font-face

    See the following reference in their code:

    <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:300,400,600,700&amp;subset=latin" rel="stylesheet">
    

    Below is the exact definition that “registers” said font:

    @font-face {
      font-family: 'Open Sans';
      font-style: normal;
      font-weight: 400;
      src: local('Open Sans'), local('OpenSans'), url('http://themes.googleusercontent.com/static/fonts/opensans/v5/cJZKeOuBrn4kERxqtaUH3T8E0i7KZn-EPnyo3HZu7kw.woff') format('woff');
    }
    

    Then they simply apply that font to element/s:

    h1, h2, h3, h4, blockquote, q, .maia-nav ul {
       font-family: 'open sans',arial,sans-serif;
    }
    

    Note: @font-face fonts don’t render crisply on downlevel browsers. If you need to support them try – http://cufon.shoqolate.com/

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