Previewing fonts


    To help you select fonts, the Type > Font menu and Find Font dialog box display typeface names in the corresponding fonts. In addition, the following icons are used to indicate different kinds of fonts:

    • OpenType OpenType icon
    • Type 1 Type 1 icon
    • True Type True Type icon
    • Multiple Master Multiple Master icon
    • Composite Composite type icon

    Note: If Illustrator is unable to display a typeface name in the corresponding font, a sample of glyphs from the font appear following the name.

    You can change the size of the preview using the Font Preview Size preference. You can also turn off the font previewing.

To change the preview of fonts:

  1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Windows) or Illustrator > Preferences > Type & Auto Tracing (Mac OS).
  2. Select the Font Preview Size option to turn font previewing on or off.
  3. When font previewing is on, choose an option from the Font Preview Size pop-up menu to change the size of the previews.
  4. Click OK.