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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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The most common fonts

The table below shows font survey results for all platforms, the cumulative total of all valid font survey submissions. Figures are calculated per platform and ranked alongside each other for comparison. The Apple, Windows and Linux penguin icons show which computer the font figures are for.

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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.

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

Most common fonts on all systems to 17 December 2011
Platform and font nameInstalled (%)StackImage
MacHelvetica100.00%100.00%StackImage
MacLucida Grande100.00%100.00%StackImage
WindowsLucida Sans100.00%100.00%StackImage
WindowsTahoma99.95%99.95%StackImage
WindowsArial99.84%99.84%StackImage
MacGeneva99.84%99.84%StackImage
MacMonaco99.84%99.84%StackImage
WindowsVerdana99.84%99.84%StackImage
WindowsMicrosoft Sans Serif99.79%99.79%StackImage
WindowsTrebuchet MS99.74%99.74%StackImage
WindowsCourier New99.69%99.69%StackImage
WindowsTimes New Roman99.69%99.69%StackImage
MacCourier99.68%99.68%StackImage
MacLucida Bright99.68%99.68%StackNone
MacLucida Sans99.68%99.68%StackNone
MacLucida Sans Typewriter99.68%99.68%StackNone
LinuxURW Chancery L99.52%99.52%StackImage
WindowsComic Sans MS99.48%99.48%StackImage
WindowsGeorgia99.48%99.48%StackImage
WindowsPalatino Linotype99.42%99.42%StackImage
WindowsLucida Sans Unicode99.37%99.37%StackImage
MacTimes99.37%99.37%StackImage
LinuxCentury Schoolbook L99.28%99.28%StackImage
LinuxURW Gothic L99.28%99.28%StackImage
WindowsFranklin Gothic Medium99.27%99.27%StackImage
WindowsLucida Console99.27%99.27%StackImage
WindowsImpact99.06%99.06%StackImage
MacVerdana99.05%99.05%StackImage
LinuxURW Bookman L98.81%98.81%StackImage
MacArial98.73%98.73%StackImage
MacHelvetica Neue98.58%98.58%StackImage
LinuxNimbus Sans L98.57%98.57%StackImage
LinuxURW Palladio L98.57%98.57%StackImage
LinuxNimbus Mono L98.33%98.33%StackImage
LinuxNimbus Roman No9 L98.33%98.33%StackImage
WindowsArial Black97.96%97.96%StackImage
WindowsSylfaen97.80%97.80%StackImage
WindowsMV Boli97.75%97.75%StackNone
MacGeorgia97.63%97.63%StackImage
MacTimes New Roman97.63%97.63%StackImage

See the full combined font survey results (about 150 KB) for all fonts.

Check Unicode symbol coverage

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.

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

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