Google Font Previewer in Action

Several months ago Google announced its Font Directory, a repository for open-source fonts available from the Google Fonts API.

A new feature has been added which enables designers and developers to preview and test any font in the directory, then edit the font size or spacing, add decorations or even a shadow effect.

Perhaps the best part of the new feature is that once you've got the font looking the way you want, the previewer generates a block of code containing the stylesheet link and CSS that can be placed directly in your page.

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Pete Prestipino

Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.