What the Font?

12/8/2016

I have become a bit obsessed with fonts lately. I keep adding them to my computer from free sites such as dafont and fontspace. The fonts are free on those sites. (You know how much I love free stuff.)

Then I added a google extension to Chrome that lets me hover over a font on a webpage and it tells me the name of the font! It's called WhatFont and it's also free. The one thing it can't do is identify a font in a photo. (If anyone knows how to do that please let me know!)

So get ready to start seeing some fun new fonts on my website. Oh wait. I just need to watch and then implement the video tutorial I found on how to add fonts to the weebly website ...

6 Comments

Sharon Graves link

12/8/2016 05:35:22 am

Thanks for great info Leslie. I can always count on you to provide great usable info that doesn't break the bank.

Molly Tuttle link

12/8/2016 07:02:04 am

I have the same addiction (in addition to my podcast addiction, which you helped start.)

I frequently have to match a fonts (graphic designer by day, painter by night.) There are several sources I use.

www.WhatFontIs.com is usually where I start, but I also use the "What the font" option on www.myfonts.com and a similar function on www.FontSquirrel.com.

In all cases, you upload an image with a little bit of the font you are trying to match and then identify what letters you are showing. The site comes back with the fonts that most closely match. I works amazingly well.

Tracy Haines link

12/8/2016 07:55:57 am

Leslie, your posts are generally so helpful . I love them and really appreciate what you do . But I do want to say, the last post about pop-ups I completely disagree with . And I couldn't even comment because of the pop up ! I think they are way too obnoxious and annoying to use. They feel manipulative , and personally I'm turned off to the point of leaving a site that has pop-ups and never going back!
Again, I really do so appreciate what you do but just feel strongly enough about this one to make a comment .

Kelley Sanford link

12/8/2016 02:16:18 pm

I think www.whatfontis.com will tell you the font off a photo. You can upload the photo and it's suppose to identify the font. I haven't tried it but thought I'd share.

Kelley

Kerri Dixon link

12/8/2016 04:57:47 pm

Hey Lesley, In answer to your question, there is an app called 'What the Font' haha that you can put a photo in and it will tell you what the font is or the closest match. I am a signwriter and use it all the time.

Daisy Lane

12/9/2016 09:45:43 am

Thanks for the tips Leslie. Try the iOS app What the Font. You can take or upload a photo of anything with a font and it'll identify it and/or give you suggestions to fonts close to it. I use it on magazines, books, cute invitations or stationary, or take screen shots of webpages or online photos, to find out what the font is. Hope that helps.

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