Best font and size for websites?

I never said that I agree with him (in fact I don't). I just pointed out the results of his testing, is all (I prefer % and EM myself).

 

A recent study found that the most common font in popular websites is Arial by a long shot. Furthermore, it is usually set to the absolute size "small" which translates to about 13px on most browsers.

Link to study: http://www.dostuffright.com/CSS-font-styles-color-margin-padding-a-inline-code

 

why not just code a script to let users make their choice of font face and size ;-P

 

A quick and handy way to incrementally zoom and/or change text size when viewing a web page is via keyboard shortcuts (Windows O/S):

Here is an expanded and updated compilation for zooming and/or changing text size via keyboard shortcuts (Windows O/S) when viewing web pages :

When using MSIE .....

Zoom out: ctrl + (larger - repeat until desired size is obtained)
Zoom in: ctrl - (smaller - repeat until desired size is obtained)
Return to original size: ctrl 0 (zero)

When using Firefox ..... same as with MSIE (You can specify "change text size only" in Firefox via the top menu bar: View ---> Zoom ---> Zoom Text only. Setting remains until changed. The above keyboard shortcuts will now only change the text size leaving the image sizes as original).

When using Safari/Chrome ..... same as with MSIE except the keyboard shortcuts only change the text size leaving the image sizes as original.

When using Opera ..... same as for Firefox/MSIE except use shift + for Zoom out.

In my experience, many visitors (especially those with diminished vision) to web pages now increase the text size by one or two increments for easier reading especially when very small text is encountered.

James

 

Definitely go with sans-serif as opposed to serif. Much easier to read.

That said, I've seen Georgia used at 15px or 16px and it looks good. But never use a serif for small text.

 

I usually use verdana at 9pt

 

Some good fonts to use are Arial and Verdana. They are both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox readable friendly, and size about 12-15pt (or small-medium)

Good luck

 

Common fonts for Windows and Mac
Guide to fonts for Linux, Mac & Windows

James

 

times new roman 12pt is good for me!

 

Best ones are definitely Arial and Georgia (any size). Tahoma is also not bad.

 

any thoughts of what style and size that search engines like better.

 

Web designers mostly use arial black font....