The Font Identifier

gimmick blog. i identify fonts for fun. to summon my powers simply tag and/or send a link. don't be rude.

[thefontidentifier]

the font identifier

hi! this is the font identifier. it's a gimmick blog i've had the idea for a while now. this blog is run by me (@gretchenfinch) and my friend mar (@thetitancurse). we're both graphic designers with a passion for typefaces and an obsession with identifying them.

i will make posts about typefaces and stuff when i feel like infodumping!

how do i get a font identified?

send an ask with an image or link or tag us on a post!

rules:

be polite, don't send off-topic asks (the topic being fonts or graphic design in general), don't send explicit images or links with no content warning.

[fontseeker]

There's now an entry for The Muppet Show Book on Fonts In Use, which might be easier to read than a long tumblr post.

The Muppet Show Book

The Muppet Show Book was published in 1978 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. The book adapts material from the first two seasons of The Muppet Show,

Also, Vincent Price's font has now been identified as Round Rosie (circa 1973) [Daylight Fonts · Fonts In Use]:

[fontseeker]

@laurenfoxmakesthings:

#I don't know if my ask led to this but I would be very happy if this was a case of me setting up a domino

It was your ask that led to this.

[monkeyislandtwo]

fonts will be named shit like viscera antique, 16 bit dreams, doctor's orders, bingo condensed, googly, wish you were here

[equos-bipes]

for your consideration

[strzin]

Hey! Can anyone plz tell me what font is this?? My friend uses it on their display name on TikTok and I like it-

This font -> 𝖆𝖘𝖍

I really wanna use it on my toyhouse profile so bad but Google isn’t helping me find it so.. I have to turn to Tumblr for help.

[fontseeker]

It's not actually a font.

Normal characters change appearance depending on what font you display them in. The characters "abcde" could look like anything -- though if you're viewing this on Tumblr, it's probably using Tumblr's custom font, Favorit-Tumblr.

"𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" are special characters that always look like that no matter what font the rest of the text is in. (They're kind of like emojis in that way.) These characters are only intended to be used as mathematical symbols, specifically for Lie algebras*.

You're not supposed to use characters like "𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" to spell words, because it messes with screen readers and with searching. Software doesn't recognize "𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊" as letters, only as mathematical symbols.

The style that the characters are in is called Fraktur. There's a lot of different Fraktur fonts available which display the characters of the regular alphabet in Fraktur style, in a way that doesn't mess with screen readers. UnifrakturMaguntia is a free one.

Unfortunately many apps/websites (including Tumblr) don't let you choose your own fonts, which is why people resort to misusing mathematical symbols to get their text to look a certain way instead.

You can see the Unicode charts for a complete list of mathematical symbols, including other styles besides Fraktur.

𝕲𝖔𝖕𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖕𝖘.

* Actually, it looks like only plain Fraktur characters (𝔞𝔟𝔠𝔡𝔢) are used for Lie algebras. I don't know what the bold Fraktur characters (𝖆𝖇𝖈𝖉𝖊) are used for.

[ilfascinodelvago]

[voluptama]

butt types

© Viktor Hertz

[lynati]

[memento-mariii]

[tess-mercer]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[idratherhavefreedom]

[thefontidentifier]

hi! im trying to find this font that someone used for a fanbinding of my immortal. help, please!

thats why i made this a tumblr. where alse would you get this.

...damn, you've stumped me. i fear this could be a font exclusive to macOS, because not only does it look familiar, i've trawled through every other possibility, but i don't have a mac anymore to check it. that italic w is so specific. the closest i could find was corundum, an adobe font

[thefontidentifier]

Hi! Can you identify this font for me?

I hope these are the same font, i'm looking for the first image one primarily, if these really are the same, i thought it'd be easier to identify not a wrinkly shirt :)

i forgot i had this blog! sorry!!!

i'm unsure about it being an exact match, but it looks like it could be neue helvetica pro, in either bold or heavy. my doubts come mostly from the spacing inside the A but it could also be an artifact of printing :)

[lemmaeof]

yo who wants some Free Fonts

font designer yutaONE is giving away 151 display fonts in ~70 families for free today (august 1, 2024):

they're also available for commercial use but only if you follow them on twitter or instagram (which is weird but whatever lmao)

you can grab them all over on their Booth (pick the 0 yen option):

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[funnyreclaimed]

[triskeleaficionado]

[hayaang1]

does anyone have more these are great

[evanescentreminiscence]

i’m wheeziNg

[thefontidentifier]

did you know that tumblr has its own bespoke typeface?

it's a variant of ABC Favorit by Dinamo! it's been around since 2017, and it's got some really unique features. i like the rounded corners a lot. very interesting also how www becomes basically a sharp wiggly line.

another cool thing about this font is that it has a lining variant with a toggleable "connected mode", which does this:

i don't recall ever seeing this around, but it's pretty unique!

[thefontidentifier]

What font is this?

p22 franklin caslon by p22 foundry

[psychotickenesis-deactivated202]

[thefontidentifier]

lovelo by renzler

[overheard-at-school]

[thefontidentifier]

century gothic bold by monotype