What font does Teenage Engineering use?
Teenage Engineering’s website uses Te 20 for headings and body text. Te 20 is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.
| Font | Used for | Weights | Free to use? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Te 20CSS name: te-20 | Body | 100, 300, 400 | Licensed. Free match: Figtree |
| Te 40CSS name: te-40 | Interface | 300 | Licensed. Free match: Figtree |
Teenage Engineering colour palette
Teenage Engineering’s home page is dark (#000000 background, #F1F2F2 text). Its palette: #000000, #F1F2F2, #E5E5E5, #FFFFFF, #B2B2B2, #272727.
Type scale
Each size the page sets text in, with its weight and line height. Teenage Engineering’s largest type is 26.45px at weight 300.
| Style | Size | Weight | Line height | Font |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | 26.45px | 300 | 29.3878px | Te 40 |
| Title Large | 19.5px | 100 | 29.25px | Te 20 |
| Title Small | 19.1px | 100 | 22.0408px | Te 20 |
| Body | 16px | 100 | 24px | Te 20 |
| Label | 9px | 100 | 13.5px | Te 20 |
Spacing and shape
Spacing steps the page leans on: 8px, 40px.
Square corners throughout. No shadows measured.
What makes Teenage Engineering look like Teenage Engineering
Almost entirely neutral: 100% of the page is painted in #000000 and #F1F2F2.
The largest type (26.45px te-40) is light, not bold (300), in capitals.
Very airy: text covers 3% of the page.
Teenage Engineering DESIGN.md for Claude Code, Cursor and Lovable
A DESIGN.md is the brief an AI coding tool reads before it writes UI. This one carries everything on this page as rules a model follows: the allowed colours and what each is for, the fonts with free stand-ins, the type scale, spacing, corners, and the things Teenage Engineering’s design never does.
Put it in your project root and ask your tool to follow it: “Read DESIGN.md and build [your product] in this design language.” It describes a style, not Teenage Engineering’s product, so use your own name, words and images.
As CSS variables
The measured values as CSS custom properties, with free fonts standing in for licensed ones. Use them to learn from or to start a project in a similar style; Teenage Engineering’s name, logo, words and images are theirs.
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Figtree:wght@300;400&display=swap");
:root {
--color-background: #000000; /* Background */
--color-text: #F1F2F2; /* Text */
--color-text-muted: #B2B2B2; /* Text muted */
--color-border: #272727; /* Border */
--font-body: "te-20", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* te-20 on the site; Figtree renders */
--font-interface: "te-40", "Figtree", sans-serif; /* te-40 on the site; Figtree renders */
--type-headline: 26.45px; /* Headline, weight 300 */
--type-headline-leading: 29.3878px;
--type-title-large: 19.5px; /* Title Large, weight 100 */
--type-title-large-leading: 29.25px;
--type-title-small: 19.1px; /* Title Small, weight 100 */
--type-title-small-leading: 22.0408px;
--type-body: 16px; /* Body, weight 100 */
--type-body-leading: 24px;
--type-label: 9px; /* Label, weight 100 */
--type-label-leading: 13.5px;
--space-8: 8px;
--space-40: 40px;
}How this was measured
PikSpec’s scanner read the teenage.engineering home page in Chrome at 1440px wide on 15 October 2026: the computed styles of its elements, the fonts that rendered and how much of the page each colour covers. Websites change; capture the page yourself with PikSpec for today’s values, any page, and exports in five formats.
Teenage Engineering is a trademark of its owner. This page is an independent measurement and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Teenage Engineering.
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Questions
What font does Teenage Engineering use?
Teenage Engineering’s website uses Te 20 for headings and body text. Te 20 is not on Google Fonts; the closest free match is Figtree.
What are Teenage Engineering’s brand colors?
Teenage Engineering’s home page is dark (#000000 background, #F1F2F2 text). Its palette: #000000, #F1F2F2, #E5E5E5, #FFFFFF, #B2B2B2, #272727.
Is there a DESIGN.md for Teenage Engineering?
Yes: download it from this page (/design-systems/teenage/DESIGN.md). It is measured from teenage.engineering with PikSpec, with licensed fonts replaced by free matches, and works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Lovable and v0.
How can I build a website in Teenage Engineering’s style?
Use the values on this page as design tokens, swap any licensed font for its free match, and use your own name, words and images. PikSpec’s Build with AI turns a capture like this into a prompt and starter project for Lovable, Claude, v0, Cursor or Claude Code.
Is this Teenage Engineering’s official design system?
No. It is measured from the rendered teenage.engineering home page on 15 October 2026 and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Teenage Engineering. Names and roles are inferred; the values are what the page displayed.
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