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What is the name of the font on the second page of this pdf used for the word "preface"? (reproduced below in case the link dies eventually) I've already tried automatic font finders, to no avail.

Preface

Drew Brady
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  • I should clarify that I've already done that, to no avail @Werner – Drew Brady Jan 09 '19 at 05:02
  • @DrewBrady: You can probably replicate it using \chapter*{Preface} in \documentclass{book}. – Werner Jan 09 '19 at 05:07
  • I believe that will just use the standard computer roman font, which is not correct, @Werner. – Drew Brady Jan 09 '19 at 05:11
  • @DrewBrady Why are you convinced it's not computer roman? running pdffonts on the pdf shows that it's CMB10.. – Troy Jan 09 '19 at 05:14
  • Well, @Troy, visual inspection will tell you it is not directly CMB or CMR (10). If it is CMB/CMR10, then it certainly squished or something. Not sure the best way to test that out. – Drew Brady Jan 09 '19 at 05:15
  • Looks correct to me: https://ufonts.com/fonts/cmb10.html. can you point out a particular discrepancy that you are seeing between your picture and this link? – Troy Jan 09 '19 at 05:17
  • I'm pretty sure it is CMB10. – andc Jan 09 '19 at 05:24
  • You're right, it is. I didn't realize that textbf did not produce the same thing as cmb10. Is it easy to explain how to make textbf produce cmb10? If not, I can ask separately. – Drew Brady Jan 09 '19 at 05:25
  • (It is \font\textbf=cmb10) – Drew Brady Jan 09 '19 at 05:28
  • Usually \chapter*{Preface} will produce Bold Extended font, which is CMBX10 or CMBX12 (as the case may be). To change from CMBX.. to CMB.. (which is simply Bold and not extended) you can use \chapter*{\fontseries{b}\selectfont Preface} to get the desired output. – Partha D. Jan 09 '19 at 05:36

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