Trying to figure out what font was used in an image or on a web site can be quite tedious. What Font is not only scans your sample for matches but it also displays both free and commercial matching ...

The Garamond font has been around for centuries. The original typeface was created in the 1500s by French engraver Claude Garamond. It is described as an "old-style serif" font, inspired by Roman ...

TikTok is being overrun with videos that really want you to know that they're using yellow font. Here's what you need to know ...

Designers have been bemoaning the state of typography in the browser since the dawn of the web. However, CSS 3 and the @font-face rule go a long way toward improving your font options. Throw in tools ...

If there’s a topic that’s bound to get designers riled up into a fiery debate, it’s the issue of choosing the best font for reading to use on the screen. For most of the web’s life, designers haven’t ...

As competitors, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe are normally hard-pressed to agree with each other, and it’s especially rare when design is involved. But two weeks ago, these four frenemies signed ...

What did Comic Sans ever do to us? The font was one of the typefaces preloaded onto Windows 95—where it stuck out like a sore thumb alongside more stately options like Arial and Times New Roman—and as ...

What is it about Instagram that so deeply appeals to Millennials? I mean, there are a lot of reasons, of course, but let's be real: The design of Instagram has, from the beginning, played a big role ...

Whether you're choosing the right font for a professional document or a personal blog, ensuring good readability, impression, and impact are all important. Windows already comes with a host of ...

Parts of this article come from an excerpt of Just My Type by Simon Garfield. Published by arrangement with Gotham Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc ...