How to see font faminly for incoming mail in gmail

To see the font family used for incoming mail in Gmail, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Inspect Element

  1. Open Gmail in your web browser.
  2. Compose a new email or open an existing one.
  3. Right-click on the text in the email body and select "Inspect" (or press Ctrl + Shift + I on Windows or Command + Option + I on Mac).
  4. In the Developer Tools window, switch to the "Elements" tab.
  5. In the Elements tab, find the <body> tag and click on it to select it.
  6. In the Styles panel, look for the font-family property. This will show you the font family used for the email body.

Method 2: Browser Extensions

  1. Install the "Font Face Observer" browser extension from the Chrome Web Store (or a similar extension for your browser).
  2. Once installed, reload Gmail.
  3. Compose a new email or open an existing one.
  4. Click on the Font Face Observer icon in your browser toolbar.
  5. The extension will display the font family used for the email body.

Method 3: Browser Console

  1. Open Gmail in your web browser.
  2. Press F12 to open the browser console (or use the browser's developer tools).
  3. In the console, type document.body.style.fontFamily and press Enter.
  4. The console will display the font family used for the email body.

Note that the font family may vary depending on the sender's email client and settings. Additionally, some email clients may use a default font family that is not explicitly specified in the email.