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Thread ID: 42177	2004-02-03 04:04:00	Off Topic: What font to use on my website	stu140103 (137)	Press F1

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212467	2004-02-03 04:04:00	Hello every one At the moment I am in the process of doing a update of my website (which it needs badly! ;) :D) Any ideas what font / fonts should I be using??? & Which fonts most people would have on there computer (so my site look good on any computer ;) ) The fonts I am using at the moment are: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, san-serif Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif Default Font (not too sure what it is ?:| ) ( yes Iam using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX ;)) You can see the 1st update version here: stuartw.orcon.net.nz (note: this version is a tad out of date & I have correct the spelling error on my local copy ;) :D ]:)) I use to use Times New Roman, Times, serif for most of my website before… but I cant get a nice mach. I would use Arial, but it is not nice IMO	stu140103 (137)
212468	2004-02-03 07:20:00	I'd stick to the ones you've been using, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, TNR, etc. as they seem to be pretty standard. I have a feeling you can specify "Font families" somehow so that the browser will load a similar one rather than limiting it to one named one which if not present will then default to the default (usually TNR I think). Mike.	Mike (15)
212469	2004-02-03 07:44:00	I agree with Mike. Stick to Arial, Helvetica, Verdana. I dislike Times New Roman on webpages its harder to read on a screen.	Fire-and-Ice (3910)
212470	2004-02-04 09:28:00	**bump**	stu140103 (137)
212471	2004-02-04 20:10:00	Stu, Verdana, Arial, Times New Roman and Helvetica, are the most commonly used. Tahoma and Trebuchet MS are also becoming more common. "Default Font" in DW I think doesn't specify a font at all, and will default to whatever is set in the users browser (usually Times).	Mary H (769)
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