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Is that font Web safe? Code Style font survey results show the most common fonts on Windows, Mac and Linux computers to help you build a Web safe font stack.

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Tables show definite coverage for the specified symbol range, some fonts may not be listed despite having coverage as Unicode data is added to the survey.

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Unicode range data compiled with reference to Alan Wood's Unicode Resources.

Most common fonts on all systems to 5 April 2012
Unicode range: Currency Symbols
Platform and font nameInstalled (%)StackImage
MacLucida Grande100.00%100.00%StackImage
WindowsLucida Sans100.00%100.00%StackImage
WindowsTahoma100.00%100.00%StackImage
WindowsArial99.90%99.90%StackImage
WindowsVerdana99.90%99.90%StackImage
WindowsMicrosoft Sans Serif99.85%99.85%StackImage
WindowsTimes New Roman99.81%99.81%StackImage
WindowsCourier New99.76%99.76%StackImage
MacLucida Sans99.75%99.75%StackNone
WindowsLucida Sans Unicode99.51%99.51%StackImage
WindowsPalatino Linotype99.51%99.51%StackImage
MacVerdana99.26%99.26%StackImage
MacArial98.89%98.89%StackImage
MacTimes New Roman98.39%98.39%StackImage
LinuxDejaVu Sans97.83%97.83%StackImage
LinuxDejaVu Sans Mono97.83%97.83%StackImage
MacCourier New96.79%96.79%StackImage
MacTahoma95.92%95.92%StackImage
MacSkia95.80%95.80%StackImage
MacApple Chancery95.43%95.43%StackImage
MacHoefler Text95.30%95.30%StackImage
LinuxDejaVu Sans Condensed94.48%94.48%StackNone
LinuxFreeSans86.00%86.00%StackImage
LinuxFreeMono85.21%85.21%StackImage
LinuxFreeSerif85.21%85.21%StackImage
WindowsSegoe UI83.69%83.69%StackImage
WindowsMS Mincho82.13%82.13%StackNone
WindowsArial Unicode MS75.17%75.17%StackImage
WindowsMalgun Gothic72.32%72.32%StackNone
WindowsMingLiU_HKSCS71.77%71.77%StackNone
LinuxVerdana70.02%70.02%StackNone
LinuxArial69.43%69.43%StackImage
LinuxTimes New Roman69.43%69.43%StackNone
LinuxCourier New69.03%69.03%StackNone
MacMS PGothic66.75%66.75%StackNone
MacMS Gothic66.51%66.51%StackNone
MacMS Mincho66.51%66.51%StackNone
MacMS PMincho66.27%66.27%StackNone
WindowsPMingLiU65.53%65.53%StackNone
WindowsMS Gothic65.43%65.43%StackNone
WindowsMS UI Gothic64.65%64.65%StackNone
WindowsGulimChe64.56%64.56%StackNone
WindowsMS PGothic64.51%64.51%StackNone
WindowsMS PMincho64.31%64.31%StackNone
WindowsMingLiU64.31%64.31%StackNone
LinuxLucida Sans50.89%50.89%StackImage
MacCapitals47.96%47.96%StackImage
WindowsDejaVu Sans35.57%35.57%StackNone
WindowsDejaVu Sans Mono35.20%35.20%StackNone
WindowsDejaVu Sans Condensed35.07%35.07%StackNone
LinuxGentium31.25%31.25%StackNone
LinuxMgOpen Canonica11.83%11.83%StackNone
LinuxLinux Libertine O9.17%9.17%StackNone
LinuxLinux Biolinum O8.75%8.75%StackNone
MacChicago5.93%5.93%StackImage
MacTextile5.93%5.93%StackImage
MacCharcoal5.32%5.32%StackImage
MacGadget5.32%5.32%StackImage
MacTechno5.19%5.19%StackImage
MacSand4.57%4.57%StackImage
LinuxCaslon3.94%3.94%StackNone
MacGentium2.85%2.85%StackNone
WindowsGentium2.61%2.61%StackNone
WindowsChicago1.70%1.70%StackNone
WindowsApple Chancery1.17%1.17%StackNone
WindowsFreeSans1.12%1.12%StackNone
WindowsHoefler Text0.83%0.83%StackNone
WindowsFreeSerif0.75%0.75%StackNone
WindowsFreeMono0.62%0.62%StackNone
WindowsLinux Libertine O0.37%0.37%StackNone
WindowsLinux Biolinum O0.25%0.25%StackNone
WindowsMgOpen Canonica0.25%0.25%StackNone
WindowsGadget0.10%0.10%StackNone
WindowsTextile0.10%0.10%StackNone

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Currency Symbols Unicode entities

The standard Unicode Currency Symbols entities below will render the appropriate symbol in any Web browser where a suitable font is installed. Browsers typically render Currency Symbols symbols from any suitable font, they do not necessarily use fonts from the current font stack.

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Tables show definite coverage for the specified symbol range, some fonts may not be listed despite having coverage as Unicode data is added to the survey.

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Unicode range data compiled with reference to Alan Wood's Unicode Resources.

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