I'm using LaTeX (texlive) in Debian Wheezy. How can I determine which font is specified by \sffamily?
[Tex/LaTex] Name of default “sffamily” font
fontssans-serif
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Actually, it is not that difficult; the problems arise more from the many options the biolinum family offers, which means there is no \biolinum command per se.
The following should allow you access to both types of sans serif:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{biolinum}
\renewcommand{\sfdefault}{lmss}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
{\sffamily\lipsum[1]}
{\sffamily\bfseries\lipsum[1]}
{\sffamily\bfseries\itshape\lipsum[1]}
\newpage
{\biolinumOsF\lipsum[1]} % compare \biolinumLF
{\biolinumOsF\bfseries\lipsum[1]}
{\biolinumOsF\bfseries\itshape\lipsum[1]}
\end{document}
There is a much more easier way.
Download the font from the official site, not the github repo (for some reason it didn't work for me)
Install it in your font folder. In linux, usually under
.fontUse fontspec (xetex/lualatex)
Add the following code:
\newfontfamily{\fontawesome}{FontAwesome}To use the new stackoverflow icon, add:
{\fontawesome }
MWE:
\documentclass{moderncv}
\moderncvstyle{classic}
\moderncvcolor{green}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\newfontfamily{\fontawesome}{FontAwesome}
\title{CV}
\firstname{Matthias}\lastname{Braun}
\extrainfo{\httplink[{\fontawesome } Stack Overflow: Matthias Braun]{stackoverflow.com/users/775954/matthias-braun}}
\begin{document}
\makecvtitle
\section{Job experience}
\cventry{March 2013}{Trip to the moon and back}{}{}{}{}{}
\end{document}
Best Answer
You could issue
\meaning\sfdefaultin the document body -- without any font packages loaded, this will yieldcmss, i.e., Computer Modern Sans Serif.