How to find out what default fonts are being used by browsers for font-family

mellowyellow

New Member
Hey guys...

I used to post at webdevforums, but I see they are hacked/gone/missing. Found this place by googling about what had happened to that site!

Anyway, my question is: how do you tell what font a browser is using, when you tell it to use a certain font-family?

Specifically, in this case, I have found a nice-looking font that Chrome uses for
Code:
font-family: script
and I want to track down the exact font face.

(The firebug equivalent for Chrome won't say this, even under computed styles, of course - only that it is 'script')

Additionally - digging through Chrome options does reveal some of the default fonts, but only serif/sans-serif.

WhatTheFont.com also was of no use. It only tries to answer with fonts that I don't have and would have to purchase.
 

mellowyellow

New Member
Ha, now I feel stupid. It was Times New Roman.

On the other hand, would still like an answer to this question, if there is one!
 
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