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WhatFont

by Chengyin Liu

v3.2.0 Updated Mar 4, 2024 741KiB
CWS
3M
Users
★ 4.01
2K reviews
#49
of 117.5K
developer
#3 of 10.3K
⚠️Not updated in over 2 years 1M+ users

Description

Say goodbye to the complexity of developer tools for identifying fonts. With WhatFont, discovering the fonts used on websites becomes as effortless as hovering over text. Want more details? A simple click on any element reveals the styles applied, making it easier than ever to uncover the secrets behind beautiful typography. Recommended by Wired WebMonkey, Lifehacker, and SwissMiss. ——————————————————————————— History: • 3.2.0 - Improved toolbar icon compatibility • 3.1.1 - Removed unnecessary developer logging • 3.1.0 - Added multiple color format support • 3.0.1 - Restored escape key to exit • 3.0.0 - Completely Rewritten: The entire extension has been rebuilt for better performance and usability. - Updated Permission Model: We've revised permissions to better respect user privacy while maintaining functionalities. - Refreshed Appearance: The look has been updated for a more modern feel. - Isolation from Host Website Styling: Ensures WhatFont's appearance is unaffected by the website it's used on. - Adaptive Toolbar Icon: The toolbar icon now changes based on the system's appearance settings. - Support for New CSS Color Values: Enhanced support for the latest CSS color values. • 2.1.0 - A new design thanks to Siddharth Mate • 2.0.3 - Retina toolbar icon • 2.0.2 - Fix option page for button styles • 2.0.1 - Use native screen capturer • 2.0 - Improved sharing • 1.7 - Added font services detection for FontDeck (Thanks to Mark Perkins) - Improved font detecting algorithm - Improved overall performance • 1.6.1 - Added color detection for text • 1.6 - Added a tweet button for instant sharing through Twitter - Improved style reseting ­• 1.5 - Overall restyling ­• 1.4.4 - Supported light icon for dark themes ­• 1.4.3 - Fixed a bug related to Typekit service detection ­• 1.4.2 - Reduced loading time - Supported HTTPS protocol ­• 1.4.1 - Fixed stylesheet bug • 1.4 - Restructured source code - Supported font services detection for Typekit and Google Font API - Fixed toolbar button bug. Second click is now "Exit WhatFont"
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Reviews (200 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-08-09
shot art

not working. on every font it says Arial

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-24
Mercurius Saad

Sadly doesn't work anymore; very buggy and takes forever to install. I recently found another Chrome plugin called Serifio that seems very stable and has a better UX/UI.

★☆☆☆☆2025-07-01
Kelsey Furlong

Worked for years and then quit working.

★☆☆☆☆2025-06-02
Luiz Schramm

Doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2025-02-18
Kim Taylor

Has stopped working 90% of the time.

★☆☆☆☆2024-09-05
sumaiya ahmed

Does not work on Shopify store on 5th Sept. 2024.

★☆☆☆☆2024-08-26
Amy Lynn

Doesn't work on images. If you want to know the font this app is just reading the source code of the page or the CSS. waste of time!

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-20
Sapura Chewae

DOES NOT WORK, WHY?

★☆☆☆☆2024-07-18
Ibrahim Gbede

Unfortunately, it does not work.

★☆☆☆☆2024-06-19
HAY DESIGNERS FREEPIK

not working

★☆☆☆☆2024-05-01
Mrunmayi Naik

friend of my recommend this to me but it's not working, i hope it gets fixed soon

★☆☆☆☆2024-04-27
Julian Northrop

Used it for years and it was great. Sadly I can no longer get it to work

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-28
Flex

Apparently its always " times new roman".

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-20
Cherry Vanderbeke

I just installed it after seeing a recommendation in a newsletter, but it doesn't work. Very disappointed. Happy to change my review if it gets fixed soon.

★☆☆☆☆2024-03-08
Wendi Fisher

Used to work great but now nothing happens when I click the icon. It's completely unresponsive rendering it useless.

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-28
Daniel Cordero (CMDR Darth_Vader)

Something really with this extension is keeps on triggering Download the React DevTools for a better development experience: https://reactjs.org/link/react-devtools Which is already installed, this happens on either local files or live websites

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-26
Mehedi Hasan Sani

It was a great app but after the new update the Esc key doesn't work and even the plugin doesn't work 3/10 times.

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-23
Daniel Gómez

It used to work great, now I can't use the Esc key to exit and I can't see the fonts color in hex code.

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-17
Luisa Serna

Stoped working all of a sudden. Now the icon is white and the extension does not work.

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-07
M Moiz

not working

★☆☆☆☆2024-02-07
Natallia Novik

not working, not clickable, I restarted chrome, still not working

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-24
Willow Print

Installed it and uninstalled it within the same minute. Does not work.

★☆☆☆☆2023-12-16
DoRival Do

not working

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-17
Alimov Asadbek

very very very very very very very badbadbad bad bad bad bad I don't recommedded

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-03
Tushar Sharma

IT DOESNT WORKING

★☆☆☆☆2023-11-02
Michał

It does not work at all... Waste of time.

★☆☆☆☆2023-08-19
Kahraman Bayraktar

It usually fails recognizing Barlow Medium on my website, guessing it is Arial.

★☆☆☆☆2023-07-29
Johny Cash

EVERY THING IS ARIAL AND TIMES NEW ROMAN! >:(

★☆☆☆☆2022-10-06
prasanth ponmala

it's not working properly

★☆☆☆☆2022-08-27
Charlie Stephen

Terrible. I couldn't get it to work at all

★☆☆☆☆2022-07-07
Mounir El-Abbas

Comes freshly packed with a virus Do not download. It comes with a browser-redirect feature that is not welcome.

★☆☆☆☆2022-05-12
Krystal Hudson

Doesn't work. I have tried to use it 101 times and not once has it worked.

★☆☆☆☆2022-02-23
Fynn

Doesn't seem to do anything . . . except read my information on all websites.

★☆☆☆☆2022-02-23
Samuli Asmala

BEWARE OF MALWARE! When I modified my Google search results this extension always forwarded me to searchwithpure.com. After removing this extension the problem disappeared.

★☆☆☆☆2022-02-02
Dinesh Gupta

What if the developer has changed the font-family name in the css?

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-18
Eric Liphardt

Installed Malware on my Mac - beware! When turned on this extension tried to download .js files from a site called funsource.net every time I did a Google search. Caught by my antivirus. Uninstall!

★☆☆☆☆2022-01-13
Danielle Miller

it doesn't work. Some spammer is going to call me a liar misspelled, but it just doesn't work, regardless of refreshing, clicking the extension, hovering, trying to see if there's a setting off, or what. It just doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2021-12-27
Lee Moreau

Doesn't work at all. It only works on their test page, any other page clicking the icon just opens a dropdown and does nothing. Uninstalling since it's GARBAGE.

★☆☆☆☆2021-10-29
Shayan Babar

Time Waste

★☆☆☆☆2021-10-21
Edvin Åberg

doesn't work

★☆☆☆☆2021-09-21
Faruk Mia

It doesn't work.

★☆☆☆☆2021-05-06
Zhuo Lin

Didn't work at first - should've told me I needed to refresh. Even after that, only told me the font name and nothing else - not as good as other extensions.

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-28
Gus

Has not worked in a few years from what I can tell - GARBAGE!

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-15
HAN HAN

not working

★☆☆☆☆2021-04-02
Sajid

not working

★☆☆☆☆2021-03-06
CTI Creative Group

Your least update that redirect the page is annoying. Stop this now.

★☆☆☆☆2021-03-03
Preston Comafa

not telling me what the font is on the website. it used to do that but not anymore i did tho find one that works now https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/find-that-font/alannkadjimikdglagjkfdnmcdjkahhc

★☆☆☆☆2021-01-26
muhammad hammad

useless!!! does not work on my browser

★☆☆☆☆2021-01-19
D a r k i e K a w a i i

this takes us to a unsafe website

★☆☆☆☆2021-01-11
Ingvar Bor

I click on the icon and nothing happens :)

Permissions (2)

Permissions

activeTab Can access the current tab when you click the extension scripting Can inject scripts into web pages

Details

Version 3.2.0
Updated Mar 4, 2024
Size 741KiB
First Seen Mar 28, 2026