WhatFontIs Blog

Monospaced fonts are no longer just for code. Here’s why fixed-width typefaces are showing up in branding, dashboards, packaging, and editorial design in 2026.

We tested the WhatFontIs API against GPT-5, Claude and Gemini on 624 real fonts. Exact Top-1: 81.4% vs 0-1%. Here are the numbers and why it happens.

The 2026 World Cup kicks off this month with a custom typeface called FWC 2026, designed by Pangram Pangram. Here’s the story behind the lettering.

Fontwerk’s Sukoon, a ten-year Arabic and Latin typeface by Yanone, is a lesson in patient type design. Here’s why it matters for designers and the web.

Monotype just dropped Gotham Variable for the typeface’s 25th birthday. Here’s what changed, why it matters, and who actually benefits.

Google Fonts crossed 1,800 typefaces in 2026. Here’s why the milestone matters, what it changes for designers, and how to find good fonts beyond Roboto.

The biggest type trend of 2026 isn’t a clean sans-serif. It’s old letterforms hacked, warped, and made weird again. Here’s why brands are leaning in.

Designers are openly rejecting AI-generated fonts in 2026. Here’s why the backlash is reshaping typography — and making it more human in the process.

From Neville Brody’s propaganda-fueled BF Popaganda to a serif revival of 1972 feminist text, March 2026’s best new fonts are mining history to say something urgent.

Nike designed custom typefaces for Brazil, USA, Canada, England & South Korea’s 2026 World Cup kits — and the design choices are a fascinating study in national identity.