Type on the web is changing thanks to font embedding services like Webtype, Cufon, and Typekit. These services make legal purchasing of fonts for use on the web a snap. We use Typekit for many of the websites we build, but how do you find out which font we're using? Browsing the web for inspiration turns up many a beautiful site but it can be difficult to determine the typeface used. Lucky for us there's a bookmarklet that helps out.

Hello type nerds! Have you ever had a moment where you knew a site used Typekit but you didn’t recognize the fonts? I know I have. 

For every site that uses Typekit, they produce a colophon that gives you the name of the font, a specimen, and other helpful information. Unfortunately for us, not everyone links to their colophon. I know, right?

That’s where my Typekit Colophon Bookmarklet comes in. After adding it to your bookmark toolbar, all you do is click and it will open the site’s colophon. If the site doesn’t use Typekit (lame-o’s), it’ll pop up a little alert to let you know.