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Font Comparisons

Fonts that aren't installed on your computer will be shown as the default font that you've set for your computer. There is a graphic version of the table to show how fonts look that may not be installed on your computer.

Note:  All fonts in the table are the same font-weight setting and proportional font-size (96%).

Clear Onscreen Readability Fonts Hard to Read Onscreen Fonts
Verdana
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Times New Roman
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Trebuchet MS
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Times
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Comic Sans MS (good for dyslexic users)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 New York
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Lucida Grande
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Futura
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Chalkboard
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Impact
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Sans-Serif
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Serif
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Arial
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Bookman Old Style
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Helvetica
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Garamond
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Univers
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Bodoni BT
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Georgia
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Century Schoolbook
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Andale Mono
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Monospace
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Tahoma (monospace font)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Courier (monospace font)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±
Monaco (monospace font)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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!@#$%&*()+-";:?/<>' ®™©=^äéëïöüñ~±		 Courier New (monospace font)
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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See http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResults.shtml for the likelihood of a specific font being installed on a user's Macintosh, Windows, or Unix operating system.

Other Examples

Two more examples of how various fonts look on your Web site are provided at the following sites. These pages show how your fonts will look on your computer and on other's computers if all the fonts used on the page are installed. If a font is not installed, this site's font defaults to the Courier New font. The first items shows the fonts that are most likely installed on everyone's computer. The second item show popular fonts called for in some sites but if you don't have a particular font installed, your users may not also and you'll see the default font for the page.

 

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