Choosing the Right Fonts for Your Website

by Curt Hamilton President

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Common and Equivalent Fonts to all Versions of Windows and Macs

Here’s the list with the standard set of fonts common to all versions of Windows and their Mac substitutes, often referred to as "browser safe fonts".

Maybe you are thinking, “Why are we limited to these fonts?" It's because Web browsers can use only the fonts installed on the computer of the person viewing your site. Everyone who visits your web site needs to have all the same fonts you use installed in their computers or the site will not look right. The following list includes the fonts that most everyone has installed on their computer. Click on the link below to see the full list.

Sans-Serif Fonts

Arial

Arial Black

Helvetica

Gadget

Impact

Lucida Sans Unicode

Lucida Grande

Tahoma

Geneva

Trebuchet MS

Verdana

Geneva

Serif Fonts

Georgia

Palatino Linotype

Times New Roman

Times

Monospace Fonts

Courier New

Lucida Console

Other Safe Fonts

There are numerous other fonts that work well in most but not all situations but if you stick to the above fonts, you will not go wrong. The above fonts work equally well in normal weight and bold.