As developers, we often inherit websites that were created by other people. Often times we’re given the HTML files for the site but none of the original PSDs. The other day I was working on such a project and needed to create a new page. All of the headers on this site were rendered as .gif files using a font I wasn’t familiar with. So how was I to make a new one?

WhatTheFont is a free service from myfonts.com that allows you to input such a header image and find out what font was used to create it. They also sell a large number of fonts and provide links to other sites for fonts they don’t sell. It’s a quick and easy way to find a missing font without tearing your hear out.