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How to know which fonts are used in selected part of a PDF document

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026427870 views
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Problem

I'm using Foxit Reader as default PDF viewer. How can I see what type of font is used for a selected part of a PDF document? (If this can only be done with another software, I'd prefer a freeware as I don't want to pay for just viewing selected fonts' types.)

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Fix for: How to know which fonts are used in selected part of a PDF document

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If you are using PDF-XChange Viewer, do this: Select your text with the text selecting tool Right-click the selection Click on "Text Properties..." Choose "Formatting" (on the left) There is an arrow on the left of your selected text (which comes on the right part of the window) You click on it and you get all the information you want.

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