Cufon

Cufon is a discontinued JavaScript library that performs text replacement on web pages, using the canvas element and VML to render fancy fonts.

According to our data, Cufon ranks 178th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.1% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.08% of all websites.

It is especially popular in the United States, appearing on 0.1% of all websites in the country.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Cufon is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Cufon Awards

⚡ Sites Using Cufon

We have data on 3,333 websites that use the Cufon JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Cufon is sportslogos.net.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 sportslogos.net #29,116 United States English
2 m4sport.hu #29,878 Hungary Hungarian
3 cjfallon.ie #31,576 Ireland English
4 biselrk.edu.pk #35,422 Pakistan English
5 caoa.gov.eg #35,879 Egypt Arabic
6 itvcita.com #36,308 Spain Spanish
7 dmec.vn #39,259 Vietnam Vietnamese
8 tobb.org.tr #42,511 Turkey Turkish
9 matrimoniale.ro #46,041 Romania Romanian
10 dwar.gen.tr #47,811 Turkey Turkish
11 ecpay.com.tw #51,098 Taiwan Chinese
12 casareal.es #52,862 Spain Spanish
13 paulus.com.br #53,931 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
14 1cfresh.com #54,177 Russia Russian
15 directnic.com #61,482 United States English
16 upmedicalcouncil.org #73,813 India English
17 kupbilety.pl #92,269 Poland English
18 digiboy.ir #92,491 Iran Persian
19 aura.ge #93,198 Georgia Georgian
20 raw-zip.com #99,553 American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Cufon:

Most of the sites using Cufon are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 21.6%
  • United Kingdom 5.7%
  • Germany 5.2%
  • Russia 4.9%
  • Italy 4.4%
  • Poland 4.3%
  • Spain 3.4%
  • Netherlands 3.4%
  • India 3.2%
  • Other 43.9%

Most Cufon users speak English, Spanish, or Russian.

  • English 55.2%
  • Spanish 5.2%
  • Russian 5.1%
  • German 4.2%
  • Polish 4%
  • Italian 3.4%
  • French 2.9%
  • Portuguese 2.6%
  • Dutch 2.5%
  • Other 14.9%

The Cufon JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 42.3%
  • .org 6.3%
  • .ru 3.7%
  • .net 3.5%
  • .de 3.4%
  • .it 2.8%
  • .pl 2.6%
  • .co.uk 2.3%
  • .nl 2.1%
  • Other 31%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Cufon include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.

  • Business 17%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 13.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.6%
  • Internet Services 6.1%
  • Online Shopping 6.1%
  • Education/Reference 5.9%
  • Entertainment 5.2%
  • Travel 4.1%
  • Health 3.5%
  • Other 31.2%

🔢 Cufon Versions

The most common version of Cufon is 1.10, used by 66.7% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 16.7% of sites use Cufon 1.09, and 16.7% use Cufon 2.

  • 1.10 66.7%
  • 1.09 16.7%
  • 2 16.7%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Cufon alternatives.

RankName
1
jQuery
San Francisco, California, United States

A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax.

FreeOpen source
24
Web Font Loader
San Jose, California, United States

A JavaScript library that gives you added control when using linked fonts via @font-face.

FreeOpen source
122
FitText

A jQuery flexible font plugin that allows elements to fill the width of their parent elements.

FreeOpen source
147
Morphext
London, United Kingdom

A cross-browser jQuery plugin that rotates text phrases in a carousel using CSS3 animations powered by Animate.css.

FreeOpen source
271
XRegExp

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Cufon for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also an open-source solution, and you can find its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses Cufon the most?

The majority of Cufon users are from the United States.

Who uses Cufon?

According to our data, Cufon is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as sportslogos.net, m4sport.hu, and cjfallon.ie.

Is Cufon used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by caoa.gov.eg. In total, we found Cufon on 2 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Cufon?

Yes. The most prominent of these is biselrk.edu.pk.

How does Cufon stack up against the competition?

Cufon is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 139 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Cufon?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Cufon may include FitText, Web Font Loader, and Morphext.

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