WhatFontIs Blog

WhatFontIs-Bench v2.0 is an open font identification benchmark with 60,000 images and 3,000 fonts. Here’s how it works and what the first results show.

WhatFontIs-Bench is a public set of 11,995 labeled images of 600 fonts on textures, walls and objects. See how it was built and how the WhatFontIs API scored.

We ran MyFonts’ ten best-selling fonts through WhatTheFont and WhatFontIs. WhatFontIs found all 10 in the top five; WhatTheFont missed 3, including Gotham and Phill.

Capitalics just released Eska, a free digitization of Maria Eska’s 1975 student typeface Rugby, plus a modern Eska Neue. Here’s why this Polish revival matters.

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.