Trends
Every number here is counted from the newest capture of each site, so a site re-captured eleven times still counts once. Human corrections are included.
Dark or light
50 siteslight leads at 53%, but it is not a majority.
- light53% · 188
- dark38% · 134
- mixed9% · 30
Mood, by site
50 sitesNo clear winner: quiet tops it at 26%, across 9 values.
- quiet26% · 13
- bold20% · 10
- editorial20% · 10
- dreamy10% · 5
- raw10% · 5
- clinical4% · 2
- luxurious4% · 2
- warm4% · 2
Mood, by section
50 sitesquiet leads at 45%, but it is not a majority.
- quiet45% · 160
- editorial13% · 47
- bold12% · 43
- clinical9% · 33
- raw5% · 16
- warm4% · 15
- dreamy4% · 14
- luxurious4% · 13
Style
50 sitesMostly minimal — 94% of the sites.
- minimal94% · 47
- editorial70% · 35
- swiss56% · 28
- experimental46% · 23
- brutalist30% · 15
- retro16% · 8
- organic14% · 7
- corporate6% · 3
Display typefaces
50 sitesNo clear winner: Geist tops it at 4%, across 47 values.
- Geist4% · 2
- Neue Montreal4% · 2
- Switzer4% · 2
- Aeonik2% · 1
- Antique Legacy2% · 1
- Archivo2% · 1
- AS Therma Bold Condensed2% · 1
- Baillat Studio2% · 1
Pairings
50 sitesNo clear winner: AS Therma Bold Condensed + PP Neue Montreal tops it at 2%, across 26 values. — Only pages that set a different face for body text
- AS Therma Bold Condensed + PP Neue Montreal2% · 1
- Baillat Studio + NeueMontreal2% · 1
- Basement Grotesque Black Expanded + JetBrains Mono2% · 1
- Bricolage Grotesque + Poppins2% · 1
- Canela Text Trial + Inter2% · 1
- Garnett + GT America2% · 1
- HelveticaNowDisplay + Helvetica Monospaced W1G2% · 1
- Instrument Serif + Author2% · 1
Where the type comes from
50 sitesMostly self hosted — 70% of the sites. — Where the display face comes from, which decides whether it can be used
- self hosted70% · 35
- google28% · 14
- unknown2% · 1
Accent colour
50 sitesNo clear winner: orange tops it at 23%, across 8 values.
Type treatment
50 sitesMostly oversized — 64% of the sites.
- oversized64% · 32
- uppercase54% · 27
- mixed pairing52% · 26
- serif display34% · 17
- mono20% · 10
- condensed14% · 7
- highlighted word10% · 5
- outlined2% · 1
Sections a page is built from
50 sitesNo clear winner: showcase tops it at 26%, across 19 values. — 7 sections per page on average
- showcase26% · 93
- hero18% · 62
- statement12% · 42
- other11% · 38
- footer7% · 25
- feature5% · 18
- cta4% · 15
- feature grid3% · 9
Page grids
50 sites12 columns leads at 38%, but it is not a majority.
- 12 columns38% · 10
- 16 columns23% · 6
- 15 columns15% · 4
- 11 columns8% · 2
- 13 columns4% · 1
- 14 columns4% · 1
- 5 columns4% · 1
- 9 columns4% · 1
Columns per section
50 sitesNo clear winner: 12 tops it at 22%, across 16 values. — Columns per section, not per page
- 1222% · 77
- 116% · 56
- 1614% · 48
- 29% · 30
- 146% · 21
- 155% · 19
- 135% · 18
- 104% · 15
Container width
50 sitesMostly 1400px — 65% of the sites.
- 1400px65% · 17
- 1300px12% · 3
- 1100px8% · 2
- 1000px4% · 1
- 1200px4% · 1
- 400px4% · 1
- 800px4% · 1
Density
50 sitesMostly airy — 68% of the sections measured.
- airy68% · 241
- balanced26% · 90
- dense6% · 21
Counted from 50 sites. A slice of fewer than eight is marked as a small sample, because a percentage of five sites is a story about five sites. Browse the library.