I am putting up a web site for my company, basic brochureware site and am wondering what the best font is to use ?
2007-09-14 04:55:37 · 7 answers · asked by Lucious Z 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
You should use a common font so people will be able to view it as you designed the page. I would also suggest a san-serif font, as the serifs (the little lines on the ends of letters) can make the font less legible onscreen, especially at a smaller size. (Serifs work fine in printed materials, it's just they're a problem onscreen.)
For most applications, Arial or Verdana work out the best for body text. For headlines (say 24 point and larger) legibility is not a problem, so you can go with whatever you feel looks best.
Check out a number of websites, and you'll see the san-serif fonts are most popular for the body text.
2007-09-14 05:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by Peter_AZ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a font that is made for use on screen, like Verdana, Trebuchet MS or the DejaVu family. Those fonts are also already installed or at least easily available for most visitors.
Verdana and Trebuchet MS are part of the MS web font project, DejaVu is similar project from the GNOME project and is available for free from http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
2007-09-14 12:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
One of the Windows standard (such as Times New Roman or San serif). If you use an unusual font that is not available on everyone's PC, the web page will substitue one of the standards, and the formatting be wrong. So stick to one of the "standards".
2007-09-14 12:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
times new roman font size 12
2007-09-14 12:03:42 · answer #4 · answered by ibeeamarriedman 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I like Arial and Verdana
2007-09-14 12:03:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Something that shows the the company is serious and also a fun company to work with.
2007-09-14 12:03:28 · answer #6 · answered by eighty dee 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
arial 7pt or 8px
2007-09-14 13:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by darkenedrosedrops 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋