Arial
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Arial Black
24pt ABCxyz123
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Comic Sans MS
24pt ABCxyz123
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Courier New
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Georgia
24pt ABCxyz123
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Impact
24pt ABCxyz123
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10pt ABCxyz123
Times New Roman
24pt ABCxyz123
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Trebuchet MS
24pt ABCxyz123
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Verdana
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Symbol
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Verdana (Webdings)
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Verdana (Wingdings)
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Arial Black is a specialized display version of Arial. First shipped with Internet Explorer 3.
Arial is similar to the Mac and Unix Helvetica font and belongs in the sans-serif font family. Introduced with Windows 3.1.
Comic Sans MS belongs to the cursive font family. It was designed to mimic the handwriting used in comics. Introduced with Internet Explore 3.
Courier New is a monospaced font where each character takes the same amount of space. The Mac and Unix versions are known simply as Courier. Introduced in Windows 3.1.
The following examples demonstrate the fonts most commonly found on all Windows-based computers. Comparable Mac and Linux font types, if available, are listed in the notes next to each example.
Georgia is a serif font and is a good replacement for Times New Roman. First shipped as standard with Internet Explorer 4.
Impact is a strong, compact display font, and like Arial Black, it should be avoided for anything other than short text displays. First shipped with Internet Explorer 3.
The default typeface for Web browsers. It is not the best choice for those concerned with small, legible text. Virtually identical to MAc Times font. First shipped with Windows 3.1
Trebuchet is a widespread sans-serif font which works fairly well at different sizes on screen. However Verdana is much better at smaller type sizes. First shipped with Internet Explorer 4.
An exceptionally clear font for both print and screen. It is the clearest of the web safe fonts for small text. First shipped with Internet Explorer 3.
The following are part of the fantasy font family and are available on all Windows-based computers. However, not all browsers support these fonts, even if the browsing computer has them installed. If you do not see standard font characters displayed (normally in your default browser font), then your browser does not support these fonts. Only IE is known to be completely compatible with these fonts.
There is no cross-platform support for these fonts, although Mac computers have a Zaph Dingbats font which is similar to Wingdings.