SiteStyleGuide

Unofficial A style guide made by SiteStyleGuide from theverge.com’s public web pages. Not affiliated with or endorsed by The Verge. The real site is theverge.com ↗

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Unofficial style guide

The Vergestyle guide

The Verge’s website (theverge.com) uses Segoe UI for its headings and body text. Its palette is led by Aqua Marine (#3CFFD0), Blue (#5200FF) and Crimson (#EE0033), with #000000 text on #FFFFFF. Captured from the live site on 25 October 2026.

Typefaces
Segoe UI, polySansMono, fkRomanStandard
Palette
4 neutrals, 3 colours, 3 gradients
Captured
25 Oct 2026 · added by @sitestyleguide
https://www.theverge.com/ Screenshot
Screenshot of the theverge.com homepage on a desktop screen
Screenshot of theverge.com on a 1440 px desktop screen, 25 Oct 2026.

Identity & metadata

What browsers, search engines and social cards show before anyone reaches the page, from the homepage’s <head>.

Title &
description

Page title
The Verge
● 9 / 60 characters
Meta description
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
▲ 221 / 160 characters
Site name
The Verge
og:title
The Verge
og:description
The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts.
Language
en-US

In search results

The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/

The Verge

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features…

When shared

The image The Verge shares with links

theverge.com

The Verge

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything fro…

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Colour

Read from the site’s stylesheets and weighted by where each colour is used. Names are the nearest standard colour name. Click a swatch to copy its hex code.

Contrast is against the site’s text colour (#000000) and white, using WCAG 2 ratios: 4.5 for body text, 3 for large text.

Colour

Balance

How much each colour is used
  • White 47.5%
  • Black 24.2%
  • Near Black 10%
  • Aqua Marine 8.5%
  • Off White 4.8%
  • Blue 3.8%
  • Crimson 1.2%

By how often each colour appears in the site’s CSS, weighted by where (body, headings, buttons), not by area on the screen.

Neutrals

Text, backgrounds and structure
  • White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 0
    On text
    21.00:1 AAA
    On white
    —

    Text, background, border · ._1ajq89k17, ._1c6ljn72

  • Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 100
    On text
    —
    On white
    21.00:1 AAA

    Text, background, graphic · ._1c6ljn73, ._1c6ljn74

  • Near Black

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 93
    On text
    1.13:1 Fail
    On white
    18.58:1 AAA

    Text, background · .kaknih7, ._16apfq35

  • Off White

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 0 0 9
    On text
    17.14:1 AAA
    On white
    1.23:1 Fail

    Background, border · .kaknih5, ._1k8kvzd1

Colours

Brand colours and accents, most used first
  • Aqua Marine

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    76 0 18 0
    On text
    16.41:1 AAA
    On white
    1.28:1 Fail

    Background, graphic, text · ._971sic0, ._971sic3

  • Blue

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    68 100 0 0
    On text
    2.80:1 Fail
    On white
    7.49:1 AAA

    Background, text · ._1c8yj4y0, ._16apfq33

  • Crimson

    HEX
    RGB
    HSL
    OKLCH
    CMYK
    0 100 79 7
    On text
    4.68:1 AA
    On white
    4.48:1 AA large

    Text, border · .rq560b2, .rq560b3

Gradients

  • linear-gradient(#ffffff4d 0%,#fff0 100%)

  • linear-gradient(#0000004d 0%,#0000 100%)

  • linear-gradient(90deg,#fff0,#fff)

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Typography

Faces from Google Fonts are shown in the real thing. Others are licensed to the site, so they show in your device’s copy if you have one, or a stand-in if not.

Segoe UI

Aa 400

Segoe UI

System font, or not loaded on this page · body · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

polySansMono

Self-hosted · weights 400, 500, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 400 Aa 700

fkRomanStandard

Self-hosted · weights 400, 700 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

Aa 900

manuka

Self-hosted · weights 900 · shown in a stand-in if you don’t have it

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 ! ? & @ % $ – ’ “ ”

Type scale

From the site’s CSS
Small 80%

The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to …

Button 100% none

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Sizes in use

Most common across the site
  • 20pxline 1.1 · 6 rules
  • 18pxline 1.2 · 3 rules
  • 16pxline 1.3 · 14 rules
  • 15px3 rules
  • 14pxline 140% · 6 rules
  • 12pxline 200% · 8 rules
  • 11pxline 200% · 4 rules
  • 10pxline 14px · 3 rules

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Elements

The main button and link as the site’s CSS draws them, and the corner radii and shadows it uses most.

Elements

Corner radius

  • 50% · 15×
  • 20px · 6×
  • 24px · 5×
  • 10px · 4×
  • 12px · 3×

Shadows

  • 0 4px 24px #00000040
  • 0 2px 2px #0003
  • 3px 4px 0 0

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Layout

Breakpoints from the site’s media queries and the widths its content is held to, with how often each appears.

Grid

Breakpoints

767
768
900
901
1179
1180
1181
1300

On a scale of 0 to 1440 px.

Content widths (max-width)

1100 px
800 px
700 px
600 px
450 px
320 px

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Notes

Plain checks on what was found. Worth fixing if you look after this site.

Notes

  • ● FineThe title is 9 characters, short enough to show in full in search results.
  • ▲ CheckThe description is 221 characters. Search results usually show about 160.

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Questions

Quick answers, from the same capture as the rest of this guide.

Questions

What font does The Verge use?
The Verge’s website uses four typefaces: Segoe UI (headings and body text), a system font; polySansMono, self-hosted; fkRomanStandard, self-hosted; manuka, self-hosted.
What are The Verge’s brand colours?
The main colours on theverge.com are Aqua Marine (#3CFFD0), Blue (#5200FF), Crimson (#EE0033), White (#FFFFFF), Black (#000000) and Near Black (#131313).
What colour is The Verge’s text and background?
Body text is #000000 on a #FFFFFF background.
Where is The Verge’s logo from?
The logo shown in this guide was found on theverge.com’s homepage. For official logo files and usage rules, check The Verge’s own brand or press page.
Is this The Verge’s official style guide?
No. SiteStyleGuide made it from theverge.com’s public web pages on 25 October 2026, and isn’t affiliated with The Verge. Members can refresh a guide after 90 days to pick up changes.

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Design tokens

Everything above as CSS variables, ready to paste into a project. Members can download the tokens as files for Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and Tailwind.

Tokens

theverge-com-tokens.css

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/* theverge.com design tokens, from SiteStyleGuide (https://sitestyleguide.com/theverge.com) */
:root {
  /* Colours */
  --text: #000000;
  --background: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-white: #FFFFFF;
  --colour-black: #000000;
  --colour-near-black: #131313;
  --colour-off-white: #E8E8E8;
  --colour-aqua-marine: #3CFFD0;
  --colour-blue: #5200FF;
  --colour-crimson: #EE0033;
  --gradient-1: linear-gradient(#ffffff4d 0%,#fff0 100%);
  --gradient-2: linear-gradient(#0000004d 0%,#0000 100%);
  --gradient-3: linear-gradient(90deg,#fff0,#fff);

  /* Typefaces */
  --font-body: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, blinkmacsystemfont, 'Segoe UI', 'Roboto';
  --font-other: 'polySansMono', 'polySansMono Fallback', 'Courier New', 'Courier', monospace;

  /* Type scale */
  --text-small: 80%;
  --text-button: 100%;

  /* Shape */
  --radius-1: 50%;
  --radius-2: 20px;
  --radius-3: 24px;
  --radius-4: 10px;
  --radius-5: 12px;

  /* Layout (breakpoints can’t be used in media queries as variables; they’re here for reference) */
  --breakpoint-1: 767px;
  --breakpoint-2: 768px;
  --breakpoint-3: 900px;
  --breakpoint-4: 901px;
  --breakpoint-5: 1179px;
  --breakpoint-6: 1180px;
  --breakpoint-7: 1181px;
  --breakpoint-8: 1300px;
  --max-width-1: 1100px;
  --max-width-2: 800px;
  --max-width-3: 700px;
  --max-width-4: 600px;
  --max-width-5: 450px;
  --max-width-6: 320px;
}

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Websites whose lead colour is closest to The Verge’s

Captured from theverge.com on 25 October 2026. SiteStyleGuide isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by The Verge; this guide describes the public website for reference.