Please only use this tag when automatic identification services such as "WhatTheFont.com" haven't provided the answer.
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How can I automatically determine fonts used in an image or PDF?
How is it possible to determine the fonts used by text in PDF and TIFF files?
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How to manually identify a font when the automatic services fail?
A common problem: Designer has spotted a delicious font being used on/offline, but there are no references what is the name of the font. The designer either gets unsatisfactory results from automatic ...
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Help me find a font that looks something like this…
Ok, this is a horrible drawing I know but looking for font recommendations that might get me close. Basically I am looking for a font that uses 3 stripes to create connecting letters. The letters in ...
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Which cut of Gill Sans is it that is included on a Mac?
Like many classic fonts, there are several different cuts of Gill Sans by various publishers. Monotype distribute it as 'Gill Sans MT', and Adobe and ITC have their own versions.
Which version is the ...
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Noteworthy: Web Font and Its (Possible) Alternatives
I am trying to use Noteworthy font (available on Mac OS X 10.7.2) for my web application. Unfortunately, I couldn't find it on MyFonts nor typekit; I mentioned these two sites just because so far they ...
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Which hand-drawn/calligraphic style font is used in this restaurant logo?
I need some fontphiles!
Which font is being used for the restaurant name? Any ideas?
I'm sorry the image is so small, it's the best one I could fine.
Apologies if this is not the right SE to ask ...
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What Latin fonts are used in Apple's Chinese fonts?
Many Chinese fonts seem to use other fonts for the Latin text. For e.g., Adobe Song Std uses a light version of Minion Pro. What Latin fonts are used in Apple's Chinese fonts, such as STFangsong, ...
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A font similar to Georgia, but without the numbers dipping as they do
Does anyone know a font that looks like Georgia, but where in the numbers are a consistent height and don't drip down oddly as in Georgia?
Better yet, is there anywhere I can get a .ttf or a .otf ...
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Which fonts were used in this presentation?
Lessons learned defying Joel Spolsky with Django by Nick Bruun
I love the fonts - would really appreciate help in identifying the fonts.
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Trying to figure out what this ornamental period font is
I have these two fonts and I would like help identifying each one please.
1st font
2nd font
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What font does the logo “East” use?
See the website for the logo. I tried What the font, but it didn't recognize the "s" and "t". This might be custom vector work.
Any help will be much appreciated!
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Is this Comic sans MS?
Could somebody tell me if this text is written in Comic sans MS?
It looks like that.
It is a quote from a famous Québec premier (René Lévesque) which is engraved on a monument in Québec city, Canada.
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Identify 19th century font with italic uppercase N with ball serifs
I'm trying to identify a typeface from an 1800s book. It has a strange shape to the uppercase N (and also to the A) with a ball serif where I wouldn't have expected one. Does anyone know a font ...
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Does anyone know of any font families that 6, 9, 8, 0 look the same upside down as right side up?
Does anyone know of any font families that 6, 9, 8, 0 look exactly the same upside down as right side up? The 6 upside down would look like 9 and vice-verse. Thanks!
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What font does Great Lakes Motorcoach use for their logo?
I'm looking to find this unique font in this logo:
I can't seem to find it anywhere since most of the letters are unique. I've tried uploading it to the first 5 links on Google for "find font by ...
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What font does bitly use in their logo?
What font is used in this logo?
Editor's note: while this was their logo at the time this question was written, bit.ly have since adopted a new logo.
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What font does Apple use for its “light” text?
Apple often uses what looks like a "light" version of Lucida Grande or Lucida Sans Unicode, as seen here:
I like the font a lot, but neither Lucida Grande nor Lucida Sans has a light version. Is ...
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Anyone knows the fonts used in this Resume?
I found a really creative resume when I was surfing the web this morning, and it uses some awesome sans-serif typefaces, but I don't know the fonts. Has anyone seen them before? (WhatTheFont was no ...
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What font is used here on David Guetta's T-shirts?
What is this font on David Guetta's T-shirts?
"Its the way you love me - I wanna go crazy". The same streaky-paint style font is used on the David Guetta album, "One more love".
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Which font is the one used for the Euro 2012 Logo?
I need to know which font is used (or another similar one) for the UEFA Euro 2012 Logo?
UEFA Euro 2012
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Identification: which font is used by the Estonian soccer team?
I watched the soccer game NL-EST a few months ago and kept being distracted by the font on the Estonian players' shirts. Very nice.
I tried identifying the font through WhatTheFont, but didn't ...
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What's the name of the font used in Ambersoft Labs?
What is the name of this font? I have checked in many sites but could not get a proper answer. In the given picture, the letter T looks modified.
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Database of font information
I'm looking for a database of font information, specifically limited to those found on Linotype. For example, given the typeface CRONOS, I'd like to be able to know if it is:
(sans/slab) serif?
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What's the best software/service for classifying fonts by height, ascender/descender, aperture, etc?
Is there any font classification service (web page, app, book) that classifies fonts by x-height, ascender and descender lengths, stroke contrast, apertures and counters, besides the basic serif and ...
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Identify the font in the King's Hawaiian logo
I was recently enjoying some tasty King's Hawaiian Bread. I noticed their font for their logo and would like find a font with a similar look. I ran their logo through What The Font and it returned ...
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What font is used in these wooden trail signs?
I originally thought the standard was Helvetica, but looking at these examples we see the font is narrower and the 'R' doesn't look like Helvetica.
Also, these signs are typically routed -- so the ...
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I need help to identify this font
Can anyone help me identify the font used for the heading of the following poster?
Bonus
I would really appreciate it if you could go a step further and give me tips on how to create the retro ...
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What font is used in the Best Western Hotels logo?
I'm interested in making a joke t-shirt for a friend that changes the text on the "Best Western" logo. Does anyone know what font that is (pictured below), or what font most closely simulates it?
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Can anyone identify this font?
Sorry for such a poor question but the font in question is:
I tried using http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ to identify it but no joy.
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Font that looks like plastic lettering on a sign with “diagonal” words
I need to find a font that looks like the lettering on a movie sign. I will be using a background to give the lines in the background. Now I need to find a font that looks like the text on the sign. ...
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What's the name of the font used in this image?
I'm developing an app, and I would like to use this font:
What's its name?
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What font is this?
What is the font in this extract?
(hint: I've already found that it looks very similar to Handel Gothic, but the M is round on top)
and what free (or even open-source if possible) font (to use in ...
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Name this ultra-bold geometric display font with triangular letter shapes (W and F)
Can anybody tell what is the name of this font?
I checked in WhatTheFont but it didn't show any results.
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What is the font used in the logo of Stack exchange beta sites?
I am quite curious.. I already have seen it elsewere and I like it.
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Identifying font type
I tried searching on WhatTheFont Site and asked in the forum to identify the font.
Here is the Logo:
The font type of the "MSB" 3D text needs to be identified.
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Font used in 'Home Team: Global Domination' game board?
The territory names are very small, no results with 'WhatTheFont!'.
Slightly larger original image: http://i.stack.imgur.com/RS9LU.jpg
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Can anybody identify this alien looking font?
I'm looking for this font. Here is a sample. I have no ideas about it at all.
Thanks for any help!
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Font GM Londinium
I need to use the font "GM Londinium" in a certificate header. But I can't find the downloadable font. Could anyone suggest some alternate fonts similar to GM Londinium or else suggestions as to where ...
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What font is this? 1920's, 1930's, Art Deco, Italian, but simple
Looking for a match or similar font to the text on these signs. Particularly the "D" on the middle sign and "R" on the right most sign -- how they're fatter on the bottom of the curve. Any ideas ...
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What is the name of this semi-slab serif font?
Could anyone tell me what this font is on the following images?
It looks like Courier but it is not.
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What's the font used in the game Return to Ravenhearst?
I am trying to find the font used in Return to Ravenhearst game. A screenshot of the text of which I am looking is:
I have tried WhatTheFont and similar services, but they are very sensitive.
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Help identifying a font family
I'm all new at Graphic Design, so correct me if you can. I found this graphic picture today from Earth Hour's website for 2012:
I really want some fonts that looks a bit like them. Someone having a ...
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What typeface is used on the AMOK album cover?
Just out of curiosity. I know it's designed by Stanley Donwood. It looks like Futura with the M reaching slightly below the baseline.
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Font Identification for a futuristic tech-looking font
It's a font from the future, but I don't know what it will be called! Can anyone help?
Tried WhatTheFont, was unsuccessful...posted up a case there, so if I get an answer there I'll post it here.
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What's a good font to use for rules on a blackjack table?
I'm working on an iOS app that has a blackjack table in it, and need to figure out what font to use. I see a bunch of serif fonts when doing web searches, but they're hard for my crude eye to ...
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Font that is used in the Nicholls Colonels logo
I have checked in many like sites but could not get a proper answer. The given image is the logo of Nicholls Colonels, which is a baseball team.
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Where can I find a similar font?
I created this (partial) logo at least 3 years ago. I'm a programmer, not a designer, so when the site was complete all the image files were handed off to an actual designer. The designer has left the ...
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What font might this be?
I'm designing a website for a client for which I need to redesign his (same) logo based up on the scanned letter head. I'm not that good at identifying fonts. Can anyone kindly tell what might this ...
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Almost Avant Garde Bold - but not quite (Boards of Canada: Tomorrow's Harvest cover)
I'm listening to the new song by Boards of Canada, and looking at the fine artwork.
–Avant Garde, that's a nice one, I think to myself.
But when I try it out on the poster I'm working on I notice a ...
