Identifont

Identifont
FoundedNovember 2000; 24 years ago (2000-11)
FounderDavid Johnson-Davies Edit this on Wikidata
HeadquartersCambridge, England, United Kingdom
Websitewww.identifont.com

The Identifont web site is an online directory of typefaces, with main function a tool to help identify a font from a sample.[1] It has been described as the largest Internet directory of typefaces.[2]

Identifont may be used to find a font similar to a given one.[3] It also allows potential purchasers to make comparisons of typeface specifications.[4]

Identifont has an index of years from 1470 to 2021 and describes the most popular font of each year.[5]

  1. ^ Terry Rydberg (13 June 2012). Exploring Adobe InDesign CS6. Cengage Learning. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-285-40257-4.
  2. ^ Kelly Senyei (8 March 2012). Food Blogging For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-118-23938-4.
  3. ^ "Finding similar fonts using Identifont and Typekit". Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ Jason Tselentis; Allan Haley; Richard Poulin; Tony Seddon; Gerry Leonidas; Ina Saltz; Kathryn Henderson; Tyler Alterman (1 February 2012). Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. Rockport Publishers. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-61058-205-6.
  5. ^ "Identifont - Years". www.identifont.com.