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What Font do you use the most

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by wingdude, Jan 14, 2005.

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What is your most used font

  1. Georgia

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%

  2. Times New Roman

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%

  3. Arial

    14 vote(s)
    46.7%

  4. Comic Sans

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  5. Other

    12 vote(s)
    40.0%
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  1. J.D.

    J.D. Peon

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    #21
    You can read about fonts in the CSS spec:

    http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/fonts.html

    In brief, em has two uses:

    1) when used with font-size, it refers to the font size of the parent font. For example:

    p {font-size: 1.2em;}
    Code (markup):
    means that the font used to render this paragraph will be 20% greater than the font of the parent element containing this paragraph.

    2) when used with any other property, it refers to the current font-size:

    p {height: 1.5em}
    Code (markup):
    means that the height of the paragraph is 50% greater than the font-size of this paragraph.

    With regards to fonts, %'s and em's are really the same. Here's more detailed description of length units:

    http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/syndata.html#length-units

    The advantage of using em's or %'s is that everything is relative to a single initial font-size value (or a small set of sizes), which allows you to change font sizes easily for the entire site.

    J.D.
     
    J.D., Jan 14, 2005 IP
  2. Design1

    Design1 Active Member

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    #22
    Verdana.. Verdana.. and hmmm.. Verdana!
     
    Design1, Jan 14, 2005 IP
  3. wingdude

    wingdude Peon

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    #23
    Has anyone ever tried making a font themselves. i always liked the idea of making your own unique font.
     
    wingdude, Jan 15, 2005 IP
  4. relaxzoolander

    relaxzoolander Peon

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    #24
    i have made fonts using fontographer.
    its an ancient program from macromedia.
     
    relaxzoolander, Jan 15, 2005 IP
  5. mopacfan

    mopacfan Peon

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    #25
    What's the point if no one else on the web can see it? That's why Verdana and Arial are so popular. Most every browser can use it.
     
    mopacfan, Jan 15, 2005 IP
  6. riziko

    riziko Peon

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    #26
    I use Tahoma and Verdana as these fonts were designed to be easier to read on a computer screen. Studies have found that serif fonts like Times New Roman are more difficult to read on computer screens. I also use Trebuchet MS for headings sometimes as it is kinda funky.

    I use em's and % for specifying the font size as it adjusts nicely when the Text size of the browser is changed.

    ross
     
    riziko, Jan 17, 2005 IP
  7. uca

    uca Well-Known Member

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    #27
    Arial, but I also like Tahoma and Verdana.

    Times New Roman is beatiful to print, but terrible to read on screen.

    I think a lot of us are thinking the same.
     
    uca, Jan 17, 2005 IP
  8. miko67

    miko67 Well-Known Member

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    #28
    Nice to know :cool:
     
    miko67, Jan 17, 2005 IP
  9. MaxM

    MaxM Peon

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    #29
    Another vote for Arial.
     
    MaxM, Jan 18, 2005 IP
  10. obenix

    obenix Eats an apple a day......

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    #30
    My vote for Verdana... I thinking of trying Tahoma....
     
    obenix, Jan 19, 2005 IP
  11. pinkpanther

    pinkpanther Peon

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    #31

    Very helpful info, thanks I will start using this technique...

    Oh and one vote here for verdana!!
     
    pinkpanther, Jan 20, 2005 IP
  12. Design Agent

    Design Agent Peon

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    #32
    Verdana, Arial
     
    Design Agent, Jan 20, 2005 IP
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