The Adobe® Type Library is your source for world-class fonts from internationally renowned foundries, award-winning type designers, and distinguished design studios. Adobe started in the mid-80’s with PostScript fonts and has over 2750 typefaces.

Founded in 1981, Bitstream Inc. is a leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, & custom font designs for a wide variety of markets. Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for Web publishing & is the first digital font foundry. In 1999, Bitstream created MyFonts.com, the Web site for finding, trying, and buying fonts online.

Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the Macintosh, Emigre was one of the first independent type foundries to establish itself centered on personal computer technology. Emigre holds exclusive license to over 300 original typeface designs.

EyeWire has access to type from many companies. A very complete site with image and photo collections as well as information. They have a try before you buy - font viewer with a choice of more than 8,000 fonts.

The Letraset site has a feature called Ripper. Using a javascript enabled browser, the user can enter text and render a sample in any font in the Fontek library. Check out the rest of the site too!

Started in 1881 the Linotype Company has one of the world's largest font libraries, offering more than 4000 high-quality typefaces. This link leads to their great online store.