# What font is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164 "2005-11-09T03:49:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164/1 "2005-11-09T03:49:08Z")

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[Grateful Dead site](http://stores.musictoday.com/store/product.asp?dept%5Fid=7259&pf%5Fid=DEDD800903&band%5Fid=171&sfid=7)  
Any idea what font is being used for the cover of the Download Series?

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164/2 "2005-11-09T04:00:31Z")

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No idea, but you could try [Identifont.](http://www.identifont.com)

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**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164/3 "2005-11-09T04:03:38Z")

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I don’t know a lot about fonts, but it looks to me like a mildly tweaked version of [Papyrus](http://www.fonts.ru/fstore/fonts/Papyrus.htm) , bolded.

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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164/4 "2005-11-09T04:13:23Z")

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I usually use [WhatTheFont](http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) to ID fonts, myself. Works directly from screenshots, scans, etc.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-font-is-this/330164/5 "2005-11-09T04:20:00Z")

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> [@Terrifel](#):
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> I don’t know a lot about fonts, but it looks to me like a mildly tweaked version of [Papyrus](http://www.fonts.ru/fstore/fonts/Papyrus.htm) , bolded.

Woo Hoo! That’s it.

Thanks.