FONTS
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Did
you know?
If the font used in a web site is not installed on the visitor's
computer, the browser will default to a font that,
in theory, is supposed to be a close match? This can have unexpected results
for a designer. For this reason, web designers use fonts that are common to most
all computers, both PC and Mac.
Some of the common fonts that are usually safe to use in
web sites are listed below (the sample fonts/text derived from Microsoft.com).
All fonts below are displayed at 10 points. (By the way, for comparison, this
paragraph is Verdana at 11 pixels).
This is Verdana, a font
designed for maximum on-screen legibility and readability.
This font is popular for web sites and is also commonly used in e-mail. Designed
by Matthew Carter and hand-hinted by Tom Rickner.
This is Georgia. Designed
with on-screen legibility and readability in mind. Designed by Matthew Carter
and hinted by Tom Rickner.
This is Arial, one
of the original Windows core
fonts. The font is a popular choice for business documents,
and is widely used on the Web and e-mail. The design of Arial is credited to
the Monotype Drawing Office.
This is Trebuchet MS.
Trebuchet, was
named after a medieval catapult. Designed and hinted by Vincent
Connare.
This is Comic Sans MS.
Based on comic book writing the font remains a huge fan
favorite.
It is used on a surprisingly
large number of Web sites of all types. Designed
and hinted by Vincent Connare.
This is Palatino Linotype,
Microsoft's version of the classic text face. Designed
by Hermann
Zapf.
This is Times New Roman,
another one of the original Windows
core fonts. Times New Roman is commonly used in business documents,
email and is the fall-back font for most Web browsers. |
