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Years back, I would make memes using a particular handwritten-looking font.

Example image with the font in question

While I do not have the font installed on my computer anymore, I do still have my GIMP project files. But when I open the file, I cannot tell what that font is. If I try to edit the text, its font changes to the default font. Is there a way that I can perhaps extract the font data from the *.xcf file or something? Really, all I need here is simply the name of this font.

I have tried using What the Font to identify it, but nothing looks exact. I had almost certainly originally downloaded the font file from DaFont, on either the Handwritten or Cartoon category, but I am not seeing a match on the first fifteen pages.

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[–] riskable@programming.dev -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Upload it to Gemini and ask it to identify the font. It's pretty good at that (even before 3.0 which is supposed to be better). I used it to identify the font used on some keycaps back when it was still on version 2.5 (which was basically the worst of all the AIs at the time).It might not have got it 100% correct but one of the fonts (of three) it suggested was close enough that I doubt laymen could tell the difference.

[–] archonet@lemy.lol 5 points 1 month ago

just to save time for OP: Gemini thinks it's Komika Text, which does look extremely close but slightly different to me.