See http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.ColourCounter.html for a working
solution

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HTH
Bob
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>I have the formula below that counts the number of instances of the
> value held in A43 that appears in the range D9:AG35, but how could I
> also include the qualifier thatonly count the number of these values
> that are in Black font? Is this possible?
>
> =COUNTIF($D$9:$AG$35,A43)