WhatTheFont

Want to know how to find out what font has been used for something?

You’re browsing through your favourite website and found a site that uses a font you love. You want that font too, so how do you go about finding out what that font is called? WhatTheFont is a free online tool to speed up the identification process of the font you want to use.

Developed by one of the largest font providers, WhatTheFont is your number one spot for identifying your fonts. Simply upload an image of the font that you want to ID and upload it to their servers, and the system will show you multiple font results. If unable to find it, it will prompt you to go to their Font Forum where you can post the image and wait for feedback from font experts as to what that font may be called.

Website: https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

WhatTheFont Mobile App

The new and improved WhatTheFont mobile app is more than just a duplicate of the WhatTheFont that you use on desktop. It’s a completely redesigned and streamlined way to identify fonts. Just take a photo and tap the font you want to identify and WhatTheFont will immediately show you the results. You can even try out the fonts with your own text.

This app is great for designers, crafters, and anyone who loves typography. Perfect for when you see a great design and want to identify the fonts, or when your client sends you an image but doesn’t know what fonts were used. If you’re a designer, you’ll know that font selection can make or break the effectiveness of your work.

The app comes in hand for recognizing fonts in the real world, where visiting a website would be impractical. The app aims to make it easier for designers and anyone who needs to recognize which fonts are used in any text, from websites to prints.

How to use the app

When you launch WhatTheFont, you’re taken directly to the camera, where you can snap a photo
2WhatTheFont will analyse your photo and identify every line of text in it
You can tap on any text box to select it and identify the font used in that word or line. By dragging the handles on any text box, you can adjust the region WhatTheFont will scan. You can even rotate and crop your image to align the text more precisely
Fonts determined to be similar to the text you scanned are displayed in a list, along with a preview of what the font looks like
The app offers links to the MyFonts website, where you can purchase any font you find

https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/mobile/