Find every font referenced in your art file
Drop in a PDF, AI, EPS, or SVG and we will list every font the file references - flagging which ones are embedded vs which the renderer will fall back to. Find missing fonts before they bite you on press. Free with no login.
Every font the file references, including the missing ones
The dangerous case isn’t a font that’s embedded. It’s a font that’s referenced but not embedded. Customer’s machine has Helvetica, your machine has Helvetica, the customer signs off the proof. The print shop’s RIP doesn’t have Helvetica, so it picks Arial. The proof and the production piece don’t match. It’s a $400 reprint.
Upload the file, see what’s in there.
What we report
- Embedded fonts - family, weight/style, the type system (TrueType / Type 1 / Type 0 / CIDFont), and whether it’s subsetted.
- Missing-but-referenced fonts - the danger list. Get these outlined or embedded before press.
- The Standard 14 - Helvetica, Times, Courier and friends. PDF allows references to these without embedding because readers used to fall back to the system install. Modern workflows want everything embedded. We flag these so you can decide.
What about visual ID from a screenshot?
Different problem. Harder problem. We don’t do that here. Try WhatTheFont or Fontspring Matcherator - both work on raster.
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Frequently asked questions
What font is in this PDF?
Drop the PDF in above and we list every font the file references - family, weight, type (TrueType, Type 1, Type 0, CIDFont), and whether it's embedded. Embedded fonts ship the glyph data with the file; missing-but-referenced fonts are the danger list because the press will substitute.
Why does my PDF have "missing fonts"?
PDF traditionally lets a file reference the "Standard 14" fonts (Helvetica, Times, Courier, Symbol, ZapfDingbats and their variants) without embedding them, assuming the reader has them installed. Modern print workflows expect every font embedded. If you see missing fonts, ask the designer to outline the type or re-export with "embed all fonts" enabled.
Can you identify a font from a JPG or screenshot?
Not yet. This tool reads font metadata from files that already include it (PDF, AI, EPS, SVG). Visual font ID from raster images is a follow-up phase. For now, services like WhatTheFont and Fontspring Matcherator handle the visual case.
What does "subset font" mean?
A subset font ships only the specific glyphs the document actually uses, not the entire typeface. Subsetting reduces file size and is standard for production PDFs. It also means you can't edit the text and add new characters without unsubsetting first.
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