The basic operation of WhatTheFont involves uploading an image containing an unknown font sample and having it spit out a list of possible matches based on the sample. If the font in your image is part of the MyFonts.com database, then you've saved yourself many hours of poring through font specimen books or scrolling through page after page of fonts on various font sites.
However, even fonts that WhatTheFont knows may be difficult to identify if the image isn't clear enough. On the following pages you'll find tips for increasing your chances at finding an exact or a close match when using WhatTheFont.
WhatTheFont includes some basic image submission tips. In this tutorial we'll expand on those tips and offer additional suggestions.
Suggested Image specs:
- No larger than 2MB
- Ideal size of one line of text is approximately 160 x 1250 pixels
- Grayscale TIFF at 300dpi is recommended but GIF, JPG, PNG, and other graphics formats work too
- 50 characters max per image
You can point to the URL of an image online or upload an image from your own computer.
You can also use WhatTheFont with your iPhone.
