Is fonts.googleapis.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on fonts.googleapis.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is fonts.googleapis.com safe to use?

fonts.googleapis.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 96/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does fonts.googleapis.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. fonts.googleapis.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WR2, expiring in 63 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the fonts.googleapis.com domain?

fonts.googleapis.com is 21.3 years old, registered on 1/25/2005 through MarkMonitor Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Is fonts.googleapis.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. fonts.googleapis.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is fonts.googleapis.com hosted?

fonts.googleapis.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the fonts.googleapis.com report updated?

We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is fonts.googleapis.com legit or a scam?

Name: Is fonts.googleapis.com legit or a scam?
Item: fonts.googleapis.com
Rating: 5
Author: MalwareTips

Our verdict:Safe· 96/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official Google Fonts API endpoint with clean reputation, valid Google SSL, and domain registered over 21 years ago.

Why we trust it

Domain age exceeds 21 years with legitimate Google registrar.Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.Browser blocklists report clean status.

fonts.googleapis.comScanned 7d ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 98·AI 95

Category tags

official google service95% AI confidence

Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 21 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

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Data unavailable

Domain Age

21 years old

Registered Jan 25, 2005

AI Rating

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

AI Security Analysis

Advanced threat intelligence

AI Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100

AI AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain fonts.googleapis.com is the standard API endpoint for Google Fonts, confirmed by our research as the legitimate service referenced in developer documentation. Browser blocklists are clean and the IP shows a very low abuse score. The domain itself is over 21 years old with valid SSL from Google Trust Services. Visual analysis shows only a standard Google error page with no scam elements. No scam reports, complaints, or clone indicators were found in our research.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page returns a standard Google 404 error confirming it is the expected API endpoint rather than a content site.

Infrastructure

Hosted on Google infrastructure with valid SSL from Google Trust Services and an IP with minimal abuse reports.

Domain History

Domain is 7792 days old, registered through MarkMonitor, with no privacy protection and no signs of recent changes or typosquatting.

Web Reputation

Our research found zero scam reports or complaints; the domain is widely documented as the official Google Fonts API in developer resources.

Positive Signals

Domain age exceeds 21 years with legitimate Google registrar.
Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
Browser blocklists report clean status.
Zero scam reports or complaints found in our research.
Exact match to official Google Fonts API with no clone indicators.

AI Recommendation

This is a legitimate Google service. Continue using it normally for embedding fonts on websites.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

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LIVE RENDER

fonts.googleapis.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

No visual red flags

No scam visual patterns detected

Standard Google 404 error page with official logo and error text; no scam patterns visible.

Visual risk0/100

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for fonts.googleapis.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

21 yrs

Registered Jan 2005

Business registration

No public record found

Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

No scam reports found

No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.

Key findings

6 headline facts from open-web research

fonts.googleapis.com is the official CSS API endpoint for Google Fonts service (fonts.google.com)
Domain referenced in numerous developer discussions on Reddit (r/webdev, r/firefox) regarding font loading and web performance
No direct scam, malware, or complaint reports tied to this exact domain in search results
A known fake/typosquat variant fonts.googlesapi.com documented in 2019 Sucuri blog post as used in malware campaigns
Widely used by websites for embedding free Google-hosted fonts; official documentation at developers.google.com/fonts
Some user reports of loading delays or blocking in browsers, but no evidence of malicious activity

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for fonts.googleapis.com and didn't find scam reports or complaints. For a new or low-traffic site this is expected and is not by itself a sign of trust.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age21 years old

RegistrarMarkMonitor Inc.

RegisteredJan 25, 2005

ExpiresJan 25, 2027

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WR2

ExpiresJul 30, 2026 (63d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingGoogle LLC

Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file8

ISPGoogle LLC

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on fonts.googleapis.com and not a lookalike like f-onts.googleapis.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on fonts.googleapis.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·fonts.googleapis.com

SAFE

This is the official Google Fonts API endpoint used by websites worldwide. Our analysis shows a clean record with no malicious indicators and a domain over 21 years old. You can safely use it for loading fonts.

This is a legitimate Google service. Continue using it normally for embedding fonts on websites.

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