Monotype Fonts platform comes with an advanced AI-enabled search feature for font discovery and inspiration. This universal and advanced inline search bar is present on the upper-left corner of the Monotype Fonts web platform.
This section will help you understand:
Monotype Fonts AI enabled search feature
Using search to find fonts
Font metadata
Along with many other capabilities, our advanced AI-enabled search is equipped with recommendations and suggestions based on your recently searched fonts, foundries, and tags.
Other benefits
Other benefits of Monotype Fonts search feature are as follows:
It has a carousel of artworks and images for some font families within the search results. This offers insights and inspiration to use the font.
You have the Recent searches tab for quick access to the recently searched fonts, foundries, or tags.
There is a Family Quick View that gets activated by a click on any font family.
You can preview all relevant styles using the type tester tool.
You can access Add to, Similar fonts, Sync, and Download buttons within a dedicated view on the family listing page.
Filters on the Browse page facilitates the search of specific styles within font families for accelerated superfamily navigation. The filtering system is intuitive and is accompanied by visual indicators.
It offers a faster search experience by optimizing load time.
Using the advanced search feature
You can use this feature to search a font, foundry, or Monotype tag either by:
entering a keyword for a font name, foundry name, or Monotype tag in the search field;
using WhatTheFont feature to search for a font from an image;
selecting a Monotype Tag from the recommended tags shown within the Recommended tab;
selecting a family from the list of recommended families;
selecting a foundry from the list of recommended foundries;
selecting a keyword from your earlier search using the Recent searches tab; or
using the search/browse filters from the left-side pane in the browse section.
Font metadata
Font metadata is the information that describes various attributes of a font style, such as PostScript name, also known as (includes typographic naming conventions), and material number.
PostScript Name
A system-level technical name assigned to each font style, commonly used across design apps, PDFs, operating systems, and printing systems to uniquely identify and render the font.
Also Known As
Sometimes fonts may have multiple names depending on where they’re used, such as design tools, documents, or internal systems. This section lists those alternate names to help you identify the font easily.
Material Number
An internal Monotype identifier that helps manage, organize, and track font styles across licensing, systems, and integrations. Not typically used by designers.
How does font metadata improve search functionality?
Font metadata improves search efficiency on the Monotype platform by providing additional information about the font like PostScript name, also known as, and material number. This information is both visible and searchable across Monotype Fonts’ inventory and imported fonts.
How to use font metadata to search a font?
Use the following steps to search using font metadata:
Log in to the Monotype Fonts web platform.
Go to Browse > Fonts. The All fonts page displays.
Enter the required style name or any metadata detail (such as PostScript name, also known as, or material number) in the search field.
Hover over the tooltip icon to view the following fields:
PostScript name
Also known as
Material number
Example of search using font name
Example of search using PostScript name
Note: If you search using the PostScript name, the PostScript name is highlighted in the search result.
Press Enter to view the search result page.
Note: You can also click on a specific style to directly go to that individual style.
Where can I view the font metadata details?
Hover over the tooltip icon 
to view the font metadata details on:
Inline search results
Quick view font previews
Family page
Inline search result
Quick view font preview
This page displays multiple individual styles, each accompanied by a tooltip for additional details.
Search for the same font name in the search field. The exact font name will appear, along with a tooltip highlighting the key value.
Family page
On the family page, select and hover over an individual style, and a tooltip will appear, providing relevant details.
How can I view metadata details of individual font styles on style page?
Use the following steps to view the individual styles:
Selecting an individual style on the family page will redirect you to the style page.
Hover over the tooltip in the top-right corner, you will see all the relevant details.
You can also navigate to the bottom to access the font’s About section, where all relevant details are provided.
