The Challenge of Fonts in Posters and Screenshots

Posters, movie titles, social media graphics, and app screenshots often feature some of the most creative and expressive typography out there. But when you, as a designer or creative, want to identify those fonts for inspiration or for your own projects, the challenge begins. The text is often integrated with images, colors, and effects, making manual identification nearly impossible.

FontSniff is designed to solve this exact problem by providing an easy way to pull font information from any complex image.

How FontSniff Works

• •You upload your poster or screenshot.
• •Our AI isolates the text and analyzes the unique geometry of each character.
• •It compares these shapes against our vast database of commercial and open-source fonts to find the closest match.

In seconds, you get a list of potential fonts, often with surprising accuracy.

Tips for Uploading for the Best Results

• •High resolution is key: The sharper the image, the easier it is for our AI to analyze the glyphs. Use the original image whenever possible, not a compressed version.
• •Crop to focus: If a poster has a lot of elements, consider cropping the image to include only the text you're interested in. This helps the AI focus on the right part.
• •Mind the distortion: A photo of a poster taken at an odd angle can skew the text. Try to use a straight-on, flat image.

Even if the image isn't perfect, FontSniff's AI is trained to handle a degree of noise and distortion, but better input always leads to better output.

Example: Identifying a Movie Poster Font

Step 1: You find a movie poster with a compelling title font.
Step 2: You take a screenshot of the poster and upload it to FontSniff.
Step 3: The tool compares the title against its database and identifies it as “Oswald Bold.” It also detects that the smaller, sans-serif font used for the credits is “Lato Regular.”

Now you know not only the fonts but also the specific weights used to create the design's visual hierarchy.

Beyond Latin Fonts: Multilingual Support

FontSniff's capabilities don't stop at English fonts. Our tool is increasingly powerful at identifying fonts across various writing systems, including:

• •Japanese (Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana): Identify the font on an anime poster or Japanese packaging.
• •Korean (Hangul): Pull font styles from a K-Pop music video or a Korean cosmetics ad.
• •Chinese (Simplified and Traditional): Identify characters on signage, menus, or traditional artwork.

This multilingual capability makes it an invaluable tool for designers working on international projects.

Start Your Font Detective Work Today

Stop wasting time scrolling through “what’s this font” forums. Let FontSniff do the heavy lifting for you.

Upload a poster or screenshot now and see what you discover!