FontFinder

You don't necessarily have to do graphic design to express interest in a font. Of course, people who say 'graphic design is my passion' are normally more attentive when it comes to utilizing fonts, but that doesn't mean that a casual user won't have their interest piqued by a font they see somewhere.

Whether it is a font from a logo, a text from a game, or anything in-between, there's certainly a lot of artistry that goes into making them. Some fonts are easy to find, some aren't — which is why a tool like FontFinder exists.

While certain fonts can be found through a quick Google search, some are more elusive than others. A program such as this one lessens the work needed to find the name of a font: though its guesses may not be spot-on, they're not far off the mark either. It's worth mentioning that the program simply scans for the likeness of a font, based on the already existing fonts on one's computer.

The software is quick to open, and straightforward in its operation: select a photo where the font is shown, and specify whether the text is in bold, italic, or something of the sort. Afterwards, type in the text manually to help the program with the finding process, and commence the search.

The program classifies the results in order of similarity: simply put, it tries to detect the font from your picture by cross-checking it with the existing fonts on your computer. This similarity percentage exists to notify users of the tool's confidence on the likeness of the fonts.

During testing, based on the fonts I had on my computer, the similarity rating never exceeded 70%. As such, the found fonts weren't necessarily alike, but they certainly resembled what was in the image, if only loosely.

If looking up the name of a font on Google fails, give FontFinder a shot: it may not exactly find out what you're looking for, but something similar is still better than nothing.