I am sure that any designer has had a moment when he saw somewhere some font that could be so useful in a project, but... what kind of font?.. The answer to this question is hidden in the depths of your consciousness, or in the depth of your “ignorance” (which, of course, is excusable).
In this article, we'll look at several resources that can help you identify the font you like.
Of course, you cannot count on these sources to give you 100 percent confidence that you will find the font you need, but they will help, that’s for sure.
The Graphic Design Blog is a useful resource, but it can only help if you know the name of the designer or studio who created the font. The list of studios and designers is very extensive and the search for a font is greatly simplified. But what if you see the font for the first time?
Step 2: After loading the image, check that What The Font has correctly identified the glyphs, and only then click “search”.
In short, GLYPH- this is a graphic image of the sign. One character can correspond to several glyphs; lowercase “a”, small cap “a” and an alternative version of lowercase “a” with a stroke are the same sign, but at the same time they are three different glyphs (graphemes).
On the other hand, one glyph can also correspond to a combination of several characters, for example, the ligature “ffi”, being a single grapheme, corresponds to a sequence of three characters: f, f and i. That. for the spell checker, the word suffix will consist of 6 characters, and the GPU will display 4 glyphs on the screen.
First I uploaded this picture:
Excellent community, a huge number of resources, blogs, news related to typographic culture. There's even a typography Wiki.
Surely many people have had a situation where they had to identify an unknown font.
It will help solve this problem in a fairly simple and original way. You upload (from your computer or by specifying a link) a picture or logo that contains text, and the site provides a list of fonts. Files no larger than 360 x 275 pixels and the following formats are suitable for uploading: GIF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP. Sometimes you may need to enter the corresponding symbols shown in the picture, since the system itself is not always able to accurately identify them.
For better recognition of individual characters by the system, the developers recommend adhering to the following recommendations. It should be remembered that the smaller the font, the greater the likelihood of misidentification of the text. The optimal size for the system is the size of an individual character within 100 pixels (a larger size increases the search time for matches). Of course, due to the image width limitation, the image will contain only 3-4 characters, but this is quite enough to identify similar fonts. The service works successfully with color images, but high accuracy can only be achieved with black and white images.
After loading the image, the analyzer recognizes the characters.
If you still can’t determine the font, you can send the image to the forum, where they will always help you.
There is one drawback - there is no support for Cyrillic fonts.
There is another wonderful online font recognition service - (What Font is)
By uploading an image to this site, you can find out what font was used to write the text on it. The database has a sufficient number of Latin fonts, but there are not a lot of Cyrillic fonts yet. The site also offers free download of a number of fonts.
On the Whatfontis service there are 3 ways to find out what font it is:
Path 1
In the first window, load a graphic image containing the inscription and click Continue. A window will appear to recognize your picture and a field for entering a letter that the server was able to recognize. The more letters you enter, the higher the chance of finding the font you are looking for.
When you finish at the very end of the page, there will be three search options:
- Display only free fonts or free alternative fonts
(Display only free fonts or alternative free ones) - Display only commercial fonts or commercial alternative fonts
(Display only paid fonts or commercial alternatives) - Display all fonts
(Show all fonts)
Path 2
You don’t have to upload your own image containing text with the desired font, but specify the web address of the image with the font.
Path 3
Search by name. You can enter the name of the font and search for its analogues.
If you yourself act as a designer, then you probably view all sites with a degree of criticism. You are always judging and judging the way a design is executed. One of the most important aspects of design is font! If you like the style of the font, then you will probably want to use the same one in your own future design. But in order to do it, you will first need to find out what kind of font is used on the site. With the huge variety of fonts available on the Internet, and the volume of new fonts that appear every day, it can be quite difficult recognize font, if you just look at it.
So I thought it would be worth working on a selection 5 Online Font Recognition Tools. Every web designer should have these tools. Pay attention to each of them, and then you will be able to determine which one suits you best!
I would like to know your opinion about these tools. If I missed any other cool tools, please tell me about them in the comments.
1. What font is
This is a free site that gives you the easiest way to determine what font is being used on a page. When you are on a site where you like a particular font, simply take a screenshot of the page so that the text is in the image. However, the size of the screenshot should not exceed 1.8 MB, and it is enough to have only one line of text. The image format must be jpeg/jpg, gif or png. Next, the screenshot is uploaded to Identify Fonts, and the site displays the result to you. You can set a filter to show only free fonts, only paid fonts, or both.
2. Identity
Identifont will ask you a few simple questions to determine what font you are looking for. The questions are incredibly easy to answer and pose something like “What type of ponytail should Q have?” You will be provided with various diagrams to help you choose your answer. If only a set of characters of the font you need is offered, then questions may be specifically related to the characters.
3. WhatTheFont
WhatTheFont recognizes fonts in the same way as IdentifyFont. We can upload an image in GIF, JPEG, TIFF or BMP format and must have a maximum of 25 characters. Since the characters are scanned by the website, we will need to confirm the correct characters. The site then analyzes each character and finds the font. .
4. Font Trainer
Font Trainer helps you view fonts in different styles. The service acts as a quick survey to search for a font. You can practice recognizing many popular fonts and eliminate the need to use such services at all. Moreover, knowing the names of many fonts will help you impress your designer friends. .
5. TypeNavigator
TypeNavigator is a font search tool that allows you to use many options to find the font you need. The font search options are somewhat reminiscent of the questions asked in Identifont. On the other hand, you can search for fonts by their names or by designers.
You can see 3 more additional tools at the link -. We recommend watching it too.
I am sure that any designer has had a moment when he saw somewhere some font that could be so useful in a project, but... what kind of font?.. The answer to this question is hidden in the depths of your consciousness, or in the depth of your “ignorance” (which, of course, is excusable).
In this article, we'll look at several resources that can help you identify the font you like.
Of course, you cannot count on these sources to give you 100 percent confidence that you will find the font you need, but they will help, that’s for sure.
The Graphic Design Blog is a useful resource, but it can only help if you know the name of the designer or studio who created the font. The list of studios and designers is very extensive and the search for a font is greatly simplified. But what if you see the font for the first time?
Step 2: After loading the image, check that What The Font has correctly identified the glyphs, and only then click “search”.
In short, GLYPH- this is a graphic image of the sign. One character can correspond to several glyphs; lowercase “a”, small cap “a” and an alternative version of lowercase “a” with a stroke are the same sign, but at the same time they are three different glyphs (graphemes).
On the other hand, one glyph can also correspond to a combination of several characters, for example, the ligature “ffi”, being a single grapheme, corresponds to a sequence of three characters: f, f and i. That. for the spell checker, the word suffix will consist of 6 characters, and the GPU will display 4 glyphs on the screen.
First I uploaded this picture:
Excellent community, a huge number of resources, blogs, news related to typographic culture. There's even a typography Wiki.
Here we have collected the most convenient services and applications for identifying fonts. Save this article to your bookmarks and you can easily find out the name of any font!
Designers are often faced with the need to find out what font a particular text is written in. Going through the entire existing collection of fonts in search of a match is far from the most convenient way. In addition, the required font may simply not be available. Of course, you can ask for help on thematic forums, where other designers can suggest the name of the font. You'll just have to wait weeks for an answer. What if there is no time to wait? What to do then?
It's actually simple. Use these resources and you can find out the name of the font in just a couple of minutes, or maybe even faster!
Online services
WhatTheFont
WhatTheFont is objectively the best service for identifying fonts from pictures. Simply upload a picture with an example of a font, indicate whether the service recognized the letters correctly, and click on the big green button. You are given several fonts that are most similar in style, among which you can find a 100% match. If you still cannot determine the font, you will be asked to ask a question on a specialized forum on the same site. The service is also convenient because the found font can be purchased immediately.
For those who are constantly looking for fonts and in any conditions, there is a mobile application for iPhone and Android. You can simply take a photo of the font and immediately find out its name. Very comfortably!
IdentiFont
On this service you can search for a font if you don’t have an image of it, but you remember what it looks like and can indicate its characteristics by answering a series of questions. I can’t say that this is the most convenient way, but if there is no other option, it’s quite possible to find what you need! The creators of the service offer different options for searching fonts: by name (partial), by font families, by symbols, and even by the designers who developed them.
Whatfontis
What Font is - an online service for identifying fonts from pictures. Similar to WhatTheFont in many ways, but worth bookmarking just in case.
Browser apps and extensions
In addition to the above online services, there are their analogues in the form of browser extensions. Their advantage is that you don’t need to open a new tab every time to find out in what font this or that inscription on the site is made. You just need to activate the extension.
FontFaceNinja
The undisputed leader at the moment. FontFaceNinja makes it possible not only to find out the name of any font on the site (not pictures), but also to try writing it here on the site, and also (attention) download the font you like! Of course, the authors warn that the fonts are downloaded for informational purposes only.
In addition to the beauty and convenience of this extension, there is another nice thing. FontFaceNinja has a magic button (mask) that hides all advertising from the page, allowing you to enjoy the fonts exclusively. You can download the extension completely free of charge. Works with Chrome and Safari.
Whatfont tool
An extension for Chrome and Safari that will help you find out the names of fonts in the browser. Shows fairly detailed background information on the font of interest, including font family, size, and line height.
Fount
An excellent plugin for identifying fonts on websites. For everything to work, you need to bookmark the site and click on it. The cursor will take the shape of a cross and when you click on the font, a window will appear with its name, size in pixels, weight and style. To turn it off, press again. Works with Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and IE8+ browsers.
Upgrading your personal font recognition skills
Everyone wants to be a cool designer who knows not only all existing fonts by name and family, but can also list the developers and tell the stories of their creation. Of course, such skills are an undeniable talent. But it’s quite possible to improve your knowledge a little. Here are some games and tools to help you with this.
Font Trainer
Online game test: set the parameters and guess where the font is. You can install both Latin and Cyrillic alphabet.
The Font Game HD
This application will literally help you learn the names and styles of fonts with ease. There are different game modes, interesting tasks and statistics of your achievements. Of the minuses, it is worth noting that the application is paid and only in the AppStore.
Have you practiced? It's time to test your knowledge!
A simple and beautiful test, which we wrote about separately in the blog. Can you identify the 10 most popular fonts? Challenge yourself. The results may be unexpected!
Write to us if you know of any other convenient services or applications for identifying fonts. We welcome your comments! And share the link to this article with your friends. Let their life become a little easier too :)
