However, advances in display technology can allow for more serif fonts to be used on the Web (if the audience is using recent operating systems and browsers). A lot of detail useful in print was lost in the transition to computer monitors.

Sans-serif fonts such as Verdana and Arial were originally recommended over serif fonts like Times New Roman, because monitors were not able to render fonts with serifs very accurately. Monospace fonts can be serif ( Courier New) or sans-serif ( Andale Mono or Monaco ). Monospace: Each letter has the same width.Examples include Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, and Lucida Grande (Mac)/Lucida Sans Unicode (PC). Sans serif font: Strokes do not extend out from the top or bottom of the letterform.Examples include Georgia, Times New Roman, and Palatino. Serif: Strokes extend out from the top and/or bottom of the letterforms.These fonts should be sparingly used in headers and decorative text:īelow are some factors that can be considered when selecting a legible font. These fonts are also legible in many dimensions: These fonts are highly recommended for legibility: Arial® is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.Below is a list of recommended fonts and fonts which should be used sparingly. Copyright Digitized data copyright (C) 1996 The Monotype Corporation.Trademark Arial® is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.Designer Robin Nicholas, Patricia Saunders.

Arial is an extremely versatile family of typefaces which can be used with equal success for text setting in reports, presentations, magazines etc, and for display use in newspapers, advertising and promotions. Terminal strokes are cut on the diagonal which helps to give the face a less mechanical appearance. The overall treatment of curves is softer and fuller than in most industrial-style sans serif faces. A contemporary sans serif design, Arial contains more humanist characteristics than many of its predecessors and as such is more in tune with the mood of the last decades of the twentieth century. Description Monotype Drawing Office 1982.Unique ID Monotype - Arial Black Italic.

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