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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By: Fred Bergman

Users: 70,000+

Rating: 4.60

(47)

Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-22)

Creation date: 2020-02-22

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus

Size: 16.40K

Email: fr*****@fbergman.se

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 2,738 ▲ 101

Other rankings

#57 in Developer Tools

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Fontanello (v1.4.0)

3,832+ 4.64

(25)

Fontanello (v1.2.2)

1,565+ 4.00

(4)

User reviews

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Pros

Easy to use and works great
Reliable and accurate font recognition
Quick and simple for web design
Free and essential tool for workflows
Detailed results for font properties

Cons

Can be slow or inconvenient for quick usage
Occasional false negatives with font detection
Requires page reloads to find certain fonts

Most mentioned

Works perfectly
Great tool for web design
Love it!

User reviews

An essential tool in my workflow.

Justin Lawrence, 2025-02-12

Had a font that wasn't displaying correctly on a certain website. Identified it with Fontanello and replaced it, fixing the problem.

Xtreme Xccessories, 2025-01-07

Useful, simple, and free. Can't beat it.

Celia Anderson, 2024-10-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Fontanello requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

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