How to identify a font, any font, anywhere you find it<article>
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With tens of thousands of fonts in circulation, it’s tough to identify a specific font from memory, when you see it. Fortunately, you don’t have to—there are free websites, and an iOS app, that can identify font samples for you on the fly. The process is easy and a whole lot of fun.</p><h2>From a printed sample</h2>
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No matter which resource you use, font identification from a printed sample works the same way: you scan or take a photo of some text, upload it, and then the resource tries to guess the characters in the photo. After the characters are correctly identified, the resource tries to find the font.</p><p>
For the best results, use a clean, straight image of the example text. Ideally, find a large printed example of the font and then scan it—18 point text or larger works best, because the edges of the characters will be more accurate. If you don’t have a scanner, take a careful snapshot with your smartphone or camera. Be sure to hold your camera so the text isn’t skewed horizontally or vertically. If that’s not possible, open the photo in an image editor and use its tools to straighten the example.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2886251/how-to-identify-a-font-any-font-anywhere-you-find-it.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to identify a font, any font, anywhere you find it
