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April 28, 2009
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How to extract the font from a .pdf file?

  • April 28, 2009
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I am reading a novel in the form an ebook .pdf file. The font is beautiful and I haven't seen it before. Throughout the pdf file the font is the same (the size, boldness, etc. varies but the font is the same).

Can somebody tell me if there is a way to extract the font name used in the file?

I went to the Properties -> fonts and this is the information I found:

What

Also if you are able to identify the font by simple observation (behind the properties window the word 'way' is written in the font I want) please let me know.

Regards,

-sgsawant

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    Correct answer ~graffiti

    It looks like a font that just isn't recognized. There's not a lot you can do about that. I assume you are trying to say that you just want to know what font it is so you can go purchase it?

    If so, one thing you could do is take a screen shot of some of the text then run it through http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/. It does a decent job of identifying fonts.

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    New Participant
    November 14, 2010

    OMG

    I know it passed a year, but isn't that font Comic Sans MS?

    Didn't you know it? It's used everywhere! XD

    New Participant
    March 20, 2010

    You are able to extract fonts from PDF with Online Font Converter

    http://onlinefontconverter.com/extract_font_from_pdf.php

    sgsawantAuthor
    New Participant
    April 29, 2009

    Thanks for both the above answers!

    ~graffiti
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    Brainiac
    April 29, 2009

    It looks like a font that just isn't recognized. There's not a lot you can do about that. I assume you are trying to say that you just want to know what font it is so you can go purchase it?

    If so, one thing you could do is take a screen shot of some of the text then run it through http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/. It does a decent job of identifying fonts.

    Claudio González
    Brainiac
    April 29, 2009

    You mean, "extracting" it to be made available for you to use as you wish? Regardless of the font, I would very much doubt it, and even more so if it is not a "standard" one.