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#1 2006-08-27 01:16:40

variaas

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2005-01-16

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CSS Font-Family Best Practices?

So I’m trying to find out what are the best practices and web standards for fonts. I want my title to remain text, but what fonts can I choose from. What fonts are supported by most browsers? Can anyone point to some information regarding this?

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#2 2006-08-27 02:46:44

Mary

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Registered: 2004-06-27

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Re: CSS Font-Family Best Practices?

http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/sampler-CombinedResults.shtml

#3 2006-08-27 03:59:55

reid

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From: Atlanta, Ga.

Registered: 2004-04-04

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Re: CSS Font-Family Best Practices?

Also note that page says “These figures are calculated per platform.”

In other words, don’t look at that chart and think 96% of PC’s have Monaco. There are also individual lists per platform, Windows and Mac

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#4 2006-08-27 20:48:49

NyteOwl

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From: Nova Scotia, Canada

Registered: 2005-09-24

Posts: 539

Re: CSS Font-Family Best Practices?

I have found the the following provide the most consistant appearance across browsers/platforms.

Serif . . . font-family: Georgia, “Times New Roman”, Courier, serif;
Sans Serif . . . font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;

As always, YMMV

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