How to Identify Fonts on a Website for Your Design Project

Every design project starts with research. You browse websites in your project's space, screenshot designs you admire, and try to capture the visual language you want to achieve. Typography is one of the most important elements to capture, but it's also one of the hardest to identify by sight alone.

Font Detector turns your font research from guesswork into precision. Hover over any text on any website to see the exact font being used, including the family, weight, size, and line height. Build your typography research board with actual data instead of approximations.

This is particularly valuable for client projects. When a client says "I want our site to feel like this one," you can identify exactly which fonts create that feeling and either use the same fonts or find similar alternatives.

The extension reveals details that even experienced designers might miss — like when a site uses different font weights for headings versus subheadings, or when body text uses a slightly different font than the navigation. These subtle typographic choices are what separate good design from great design, and being able to identify them quickly accelerates your own design decisions.

For anyone building design systems, moodboards, or brand guidelines, Font Detector is an essential research tool.