Web safe fonts [Archive]

JohnBoucher

01-10-2010, 10:49

When you are making your websites, think about your font selections. The font has to be easy to read at various resolutions and devices. I would avoid mixing fonts on a page. I find it distracting.

Here is a list of Web Safe Fonts (http://www.webdesigndev.com/web-development/16-gorgeous-web-safe-fonts-to-use-with-css).

What do you use?

I am a big fan of font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
Easy to read.

artdutra04

01-10-2010, 17:38

With CSS3, you can embed custom fonts into websites. Used sparingly (such as for headlines), it can look really good.

http://www.zenelements.com/blog/css3-embed-font-face/

Dustin Shadbolt

03-10-2010, 20:59

Yeah, CSS3 is definitely awesome with fonts.

keehun

03-10-2010, 23:21

Google Web Fonts (http://code.google.com/webfonts) is a great selection along with TypeKit (http://typekit.com/). Those two places are really good.

Otherwise, I end up using Georgia and Tahoma...