What WhatFont is
WhatFont is a long-standing Chrome extension for identifying fonts: hover over text and it shows the font family, size, weight, line height and colour.
WhatFont vs PikSpec
| Capability | WhatFont | PikSpec |
|---|---|---|
| Identify the font of any text | Yes, by hover | Yes, by click, plus which font actually rendered |
| Every font and size on the page at once | No, one element at a time | Yes, the whole type scale |
| Colours, spacing, radius, shadows | Text colour only | Yes, the full design system |
| Inspect any element's CSS | No | Yes |
| Export tokens (CSS, Tailwind, JSON, DESIGN.md) | No | Yes |
| Free alternative for a licensed font | No | Yes, in exports and AI Kits |
Where PikSpec is different
PikSpec shows the whole type scale, not one font: every size the page uses with its family and weight, so you can see the system rather than one sample.
It checks which face actually rendered. A font stack lists fallbacks; when a custom font fails to load, PikSpec reports the fallback visitors really saw.
Beyond fonts, it reads the colours, spacing, radii and shadows, and exports everything as tokens or an AI Kit.
When to choose WhatFont
If you only ever need the name of one font and nothing else, WhatFont is quick and does exactly that.
Other comparisons: CSS Peeper alternative · ColorZilla alternative · CSS Scan alternative · VisBug alternative · Hoverify alternative · Fonts Ninja alternative · Site Palette alternative
Questions
What is the best WhatFont alternative?
If you want more than the font name, PikSpec identifies fonts and also shows the whole type scale, the colour palette and every element's CSS, and exports them as design tokens. It is free for inspection.
Is there a free WhatFont alternative?
Yes. PikSpec's font finder, CSS inspector and colour palette are free and unlimited.
Does PikSpec work like WhatFont?
Similar first step, more after it: click any text to see its font, then open Styles for every font, size and weight on the page.
Contact PikSpec
Email support@pikspec.com for support, privacy requests or content reports.