Fontanello

A browser extension that lets you display the basic typographic styles of a text by right-clicking it.

Fontanello - A Typography Inspector Chrome Extension

"Fontanello" is a handy Chrome extension that gives you an easy way to inspect typography on websites. By simply right-clicking on a text, it shows you various typeface details such as weight, size, color, along with less common CSS properties. It also presents details about contrast for the selected text, making it a comprehensive tool for typography investigation.
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Extension stats

Users: 70,000+
Rating: 4.59
(46)
Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-22)
Creation date: 2020-02-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
Size: 16.40K

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Fontanello (v1.4.0)
4.63 (24) 3,823+
Fontanello (v1.2.2)
4.00 (4) 1,438+
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Extension summary

Fontanello makes it super easy to inspect typography on a webpage. It will show you information about typeface, weight, size, color and some other less used CSS-properties. It also show information about contrast for selected text.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Useful, simple, and free
  • Quick and easy to use for identifying fonts
  • Reliable and precise font recognition
  • Great for web designers and font enthusiasts
Cons
  • Can be slow or inconvenient to use for quick consultations
  • Occasionally fails to identify fonts correctly
  • Requires page reloads to work effectively at times
  • No clickable links for font names to search online
Most mentioned
  • Precision and reliability in font recognition
  • Need for a popup for quicker access
  • Frequency of false negatives in font detection
  • Request for clickable font names to search online
User reviews
Had a font that wasn't displaying correctly on a certain website. Identified it with Fontanello and replaced it, fixing the problem.
by Xtreme Xccessories, 2025-01-07

by Pablo Amoon, 2024-12-09

Useful, simple, and free. Can't beat it.
by Celia Anderson, 2024-10-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fontanello requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Fontanello has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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