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The most common fonts

The table below is a periodically updated listing of font survey results for all platforms, the cumulative total of all valid font survey submissions since April 2005.

These figures are calculated per platform and do not show how common the fonts are on other systems. Think of it this way: More Mac systems have the Helvetica font than Windows systems have Trebuchet MS.

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Most common fonts on all systems to 6 February 2010
Platform and font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Mac Helvetica 100.00% 100.00% Sample Image
Windows Microsoft Sans Serif 99.70% 99.70% Sample Image
Windows Verdana 99.61% 99.61% Sample Image
Windows Courier New 99.46% 99.46% Sample Image
Windows Tahoma 99.46% 99.46% Sample Image
Mac Lucida Grande 99.44% 99.44% Sample Image
Mac Monaco 99.44% 99.44% Sample Image
Windows Arial 99.22% 99.22% Sample Image
Windows Trebuchet MS 99.22% 99.22% Sample Image
Mac Geneva 99.15% 99.15% Sample Image
Windows Comic Sans MS 99.07% 99.07% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Console 99.07% 99.07% Sample Image
Mac Courier 98.87% 98.87% Sample Image
Windows Impact 98.78% 98.78% Sample Image
Windows Times New Roman 98.78% 98.78% Sample Image
Windows Georgia 98.68% 98.68% Sample Image
Windows Arial Black 98.54% 98.54% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Sans Unicode 98.39% 98.39% Sample Image
Windows Palatino Linotype 98.34% 98.34% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Medium 97.87% 97.87% Sample Image
Mac Arial 97.46% 97.46% Sample Image
Mac Verdana 97.18% 97.18% Sample Image
Mac Times 96.62% 96.62% Sample Image
Unix URW Chancery L 96.57% 96.57% Sample Image
Unix URW Gothic L 96.26% 96.26% Sample Image
Unix Century Schoolbook L 95.95% 95.95% Sample Image
Unix URW Bookman L 95.64% 95.64% Sample Image
Windows Sylfaen 95.54% 95.54% Sample Image
Mac Helvetica Neue 95.49% 95.49% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Mono L 95.33% 95.33% Sample Image
Mac Georgia 94.93% 94.93% Sample Image
Mac Trebuchet MS 94.65% 94.65% Sample Image
Unix URW Palladio L 94.39% 94.39% Sample Image
Mac Times New Roman 94.37% 94.37% Sample Image
Mac Arial Black 94.08% 94.08% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Mono 93.81% 93.81% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Sans L 93.22% 93.22% Sample Image
Mac Gill Sans 92.39% 92.39% Sample Image
Mac Courier New 91.83% 91.83% Sample Image
Mac Impact 91.27% 91.27% Sample Image
Mac Futura 90.99% 90.99% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Roman No9 L 90.97% 90.97% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Charter 90.71% 90.71% Sample Image
Mac Apple Chancery 90.70% 90.70% Sample Image
Mac Arial Rounded MT Bold 90.70% 90.70% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans 90.68% 90.68% Sample Image
Mac Andale Mono 90.42% 90.42% Sample Image
Mac Arial Narrow 90.42% 90.42% Sample Image
Mac Comic Sans MS 90.42% 90.42% Sample Image
Mac Optima 90.14% 90.14% Sample Image
Mac Skia 90.14% 90.14% Sample Image
Mac Copperplate 89.30% 89.30% Sample Image
Mac Baskerville 89.01% 89.01% Sample Image
Mac American Typewriter 88.73% 88.73% Sample Image
Windows Arial Narrow 88.73% 88.73% Sample Image
Mac Hoefler Text 88.73% 88.73% Sample Image
Mac Zapfino 88.45% 88.45% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Light 88.41% 88.41% Sample  
Mac Didot 88.17% 88.17% Sample Image
Windows Century Gothic 87.95% 87.95% Sample Image
Mac Marker Felt 87.61% 87.61% Sample Image
Mac Papyrus 87.31% 87.31% Sample Image
Windows Vrinda 86.58% 86.58% Sample Image
Mac Brush Script MT 86.48% 86.48% Sample Image
Windows Kartika 86.38% 86.38% Sample Image
Windows Garamond 86.34% 86.34% Sample Image
Windows Book Antiqua 86.00% 86.00% Sample Image
Windows Bookman Old Style 85.71% 85.71% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Serif 85.59% 85.59% Sample Image
Mac Big Caslon 85.45% 85.45% Sample Image
Mac Herculanum 84.21% 84.21% Sample Image
Unix Courier 10 Pitch 84.06% 84.06% Sample  
Unix Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 83.49% 83.49% Sample Image
Windows Monotype Corsiva 82.34% 82.34% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Vera Sans 82.24% 82.24% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Condensed 80.97% 80.97% Sample  
Unix DejaVu Serif Condensed 80.53% 80.53% Sample  
Mac Palatino 79.72% 79.72% Sample Image
Mac Tahoma 78.03% 78.03% Sample Image
Unix Lucida Bright 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Unix Lucida Sans 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Unix Lucida Sans Typewriter 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Vera Serif 74.45% 74.45% Sample Image
Unix FreeMono 73.31% 73.31% Sample Image
Unix FreeSerif 73.31% 73.31% Sample Image
Unix Liberation Mono 73.01% 73.01% Sample  
Unix Liberation Serif 73.01% 73.01% Sample  
Unix FreeSans 72.46% 72.46% Sample Image
Unix Liberation Sans 72.12% 72.12% Sample  
Windows MS Reference Sans Serif 70.68% 70.68% Sample Image
Windows Haettenschweiler 67.61% 67.61% Sample Image
Unix Arial 67.29% 67.29% Sample Image
Mac Lucida Bright 67.18% 67.18% Sample  
Mac Lucida Sans 67.18% 67.18% Sample  
Mac Lucida Sans Typewriter 67.18% 67.18% Sample  
Unix Courier New 66.36% 66.36% Sample  
Unix Times New Roman 63.86% 63.86% Sample  
Windows Arial Unicode MS 62.93% 62.93% Sample Image
Windows Papyrus 62.89% 62.89% Sample Image
Windows Bradley Hand ITC 62.73% 62.73% Sample Image
Windows Tempus Sans ITC 62.13% 62.13% Sample Image
Windows French Script MT 62.08% 62.08% Sample Image
Unix Verdana 61.99% 61.99% Sample  
Unix Arial Black 61.37% 61.37% Sample  
Unix Georgia 60.75% 60.75% Sample  
Windows Copperplate Gothic Light 60.71% 60.71% Sample Image
Windows Kristen ITC 60.66% 60.66% Sample Image
Windows Mistral 60.66% 60.66% Sample Image
Windows Copperplate Gothic Bold 60.59% 60.59% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Book 60.46% 60.46% Sample Image
Windows Perpetua 60.46% 60.46% Sample Image
Unix Trebuchet MS 60.44% 60.44% Sample  
Windows Curlz MT 60.10% 60.10% Sample Image
Windows Edwardian Script ITC 60.05% 60.05% Sample Image
Windows Felix Titling 60.05% 60.05% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Medium Cond 60.05% 60.05% Sample Image
Windows Maiandra GD 60.05% 60.05% Sample Image
Windows Eras Demi ITC 59.85% 59.85% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Demi 59.85% 59.85% Sample Image
Unix Comic Sans MS 59.81% 59.81% Sample  
Unix Impact 59.81% 59.81% Sample  
Windows Engravers MT 59.75% 59.75% Sample Image
Windows Rockwell Extra Bold 59.75% 59.75% Sample Image
Windows Eras Light ITC 59.65% 59.65% Sample Image
Windows Juice ITC 59.49% 59.49% Sample  
Unix Electron 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Unix Metal 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Unix Nice 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Windows Blackadder ITC 59.24% 59.24% Sample Image
Windows Rockwell 59.09% 59.09% Sample Image
Unix Andale Mono 58.88% 58.88% Sample  
Windows OCR A Extended 58.78% 58.78% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Demi Cond 58.38% 58.38% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Heavy 58.33% 58.33% Sample Image
Windows Vivaldi 57.87% 57.87% Sample Image
Windows Jokerman 56.96% 56.96% Sample  
Windows Pristina 56.91% 56.91% Sample  
Windows Calibri 56.15% 56.15% Sample Image
Windows Cambria 56.00% 56.00% Sample Image
Windows Consolas 55.85% 55.85% Sample Image
Windows Candara 55.76% 55.76% Sample Image
Windows Corbel 55.76% 55.76% Sample Image
Windows Constantia 55.41% 55.41% Sample Image
Windows Freestyle Script 55.04% 55.04% Sample  
Windows Lucida Handwriting 54.24% 54.24% Sample Image
Windows Arial Rounded MT Bold 53.32% 53.32% Sample Image
Windows Calisto MT 52.76% 52.76% Sample Image
Windows Script MT Bold 52.71% 52.71% Sample  
Windows Century Schoolbook 52.20% 52.20% Sample Image
Windows Imprint MT Shadow 52.20% 52.20% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans Ultra Bold 52.05% 52.05% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT 51.85% 51.85% Sample  
Windows Palace Script MT 51.80% 51.80% Sample  
Windows Goudy Old Style 51.71% 51.71% Sample Image
Windows Goudy Stout 51.59% 51.59% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT Condensed 51.44% 51.44% Sample  
Windows Castellar 51.34% 51.34% Sample  
Windows Lucida Sans 51.27% 51.27% Sample Image
Windows Rage Italic 51.09% 51.09% Sample  
Windows Agency FB 50.99% 50.99% Sample  
Windows Forte 50.99% 50.99% Sample  
Windows Perpetua Titling MT 50.94% 50.94% Sample  
Windows Eras Medium ITC 50.89% 50.89% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT Ext Condensed Bold 50.89% 50.89% Sample  
Windows Eras Bold ITC 50.73% 50.73% Sample  
Windows Gigi 50.73% 50.73% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed 50.73% 50.73% Sample  
Windows Rockwell Condensed 50.73% 50.73% Sample  
Windows Lucida Calligraphy 50.58% 50.58% Sample  
Windows Viner Hand ITC 50.58% 50.58% Sample  
Windows Tw Cen MT Condensed 50.43% 50.43% Sample  
Windows Tw Cen MT 50.38% 50.38% Sample  
Windows Cooper Black 50.23% 50.23% Sample  
Windows Gloucester MT Extra Condensed 50.23% 50.23% Sample  
Windows Wide Latin 50.23% 50.23% Sample Image
Windows Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold 50.18% 50.18% Sample  
Windows Broadway 50.03% 50.03% Sample  
Windows Britannic Bold 49.87% 49.87% Sample Image
Windows Snap ITC 49.82% 49.82% Sample  
Windows Brush Script MT 49.77% 49.77% Sample Image
Windows Playbill 49.77% 49.77% Sample Image
Windows Algerian 49.72% 49.72% Sample Image
Windows Harrington 49.72% 49.72% Sample  
Windows Onyx 49.72% 49.72% Sample  
Windows Bauhaus 93 49.52% 49.52% Sample  
Mac Casual 49.52% 49.52% Sample  
Windows Matura MT Script Capitals 49.52% 49.52% Sample Image
Windows Old English Text MT 49.52% 49.52% Sample  
Windows Baskerville Old Face 49.47% 49.47% Sample  
Windows Chiller 49.47% 49.47% Sample  
Windows Bernard MT Condensed 49.32% 49.32% Sample  
Windows Harlow Solid Italic 49.22% 49.22% Sample  
Windows Vladimir Script 49.22% 49.22% Sample  
Windows Informal Roman 49.11% 49.11% Sample  
Windows Kunstler Script 49.01% 49.01% Sample  
Windows Footlight MT Light 48.96% 48.96% Sample Image
Windows Stencil 48.96% 48.96% Sample  
Windows Bell MT 48.66% 48.66% Sample  
Windows Colonna MT 48.35% 48.35% Sample Image
Windows Centaur 48.15% 48.15% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Condensed 48.10% 48.10% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT 48.05% 48.05% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Black 48.05% 48.05% Sample  
Windows Californian FB 48.00% 48.00% Sample  
Windows High Tower Text 48.00% 48.00% Sample  
Windows Showcard Gothic 48.00% 48.00% Sample  
Windows Ravie 47.85% 47.85% Sample  
Windows Berlin Sans FB 47.75% 47.75% Sample  
Windows Niagara Engraved 47.65% 47.65% Sample  
Windows Niagara Solid 47.59% 47.59% Sample  
Windows Berlin Sans FB Demi 46.94% 46.94% Sample  
Windows Magneto 46.78% 46.78% Sample  
Windows Segoe UI 46.63% 46.63% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Fax 46.38% 46.38% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Poster Compressed 45.57% 45.57% Sample  
Unix Courier 43.93% 43.93% Sample Image
Mac Capitals 43.03% 43.03% Sample Image
Unix Utopia 40.81% 40.81% Sample Image
Mac Century Gothic 39.01% 39.01% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Bright 35.59% 35.59% Sample  
Windows Lucida Sans Typewriter 34.88% 34.88% Sample Image
Unix MgOpen Modata 34.07% 34.07% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Moderna 33.63% 33.63% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Canonica 33.19% 33.19% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Cosmetica 33.19% 33.19% Sample  
Mac Lucida Handwriting 31.58% 31.58% Sample Image
Unix Luxi Mono 30.53% 30.53% Sample Image
Unix Luxi Sans 30.53% 30.53% Sample Image
Mac Copperplate Gothic Bold 30.34% 30.34% Sample Image
Unix Helvetica 29.91% 29.91% Sample Image
Unix Luxi Serif 29.60% 29.60% Sample Image
Windows Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 26.33% 26.33% Sample  
Mac Century Schoolbook 25.39% 25.39% Sample  
Unix New Century Schoolbook 25.23% 25.23% Sample Image
Mac Garamond 25.08% 25.08% Sample  
Unix Times 24.92% 24.92% Sample Image
Mac Bookman Old Style 23.53% 23.53% Sample  
Unix Domestic Manners 23.19% 23.19% Sample  
Mac Book Antiqua 22.91% 22.91% Sample  
Mac Monotype Corsiva 22.91% 22.91% Sample  
Unix Fixed 22.74% 22.74% Sample Image
Mac Goudy Old Style 21.36% 21.36% Sample  
Mac Haettenschweiler 21.36% 21.36% Sample  
Windows Bitstream Vera Sans 21.22% 21.22% Sample  
Windows Eurostile 21.06% 21.06% Sample  
Windows Bitstream Vera Serif 21.01% 21.01% Sample  
Mac Britannic Bold 20.74% 20.74% Sample  
Mac Footlight MT Light 20.74% 20.74% Sample  
Windows Matisse ITC 20.46% 20.46% Sample  
Mac Colonna MT 20.43% 20.43% Sample  
Mac News Gothic MT 20.43% 20.43% Sample  
Mac Playbill 20.43% 20.43% Sample  
Unix Dustismo 20.29% 20.29% Sample  
Mac Braggadocio 20.12% 20.12% Sample  
Mac Desdemona 20.12% 20.12% Sample  
Mac Calisto MT 19.81% 19.81% Sample  
Mac Matura MT Script Capitals 19.81% 19.81% Sample  
Mac Wide Latin 19.81% 19.81% Sample  
Mac Abadi MT Condensed Light 19.50% 19.50% Sample  
Mac Kino MT 18.89% 18.89% Sample  
Mac Charcoal 17.75% 17.75% Sample Image
Mac Chicago 17.46% 17.46% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Sans L Condensed 15.93% 15.93% Sample  
Mac Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 15.48% 15.48% Sample  
Mac Gadget 15.21% 15.21% Sample Image
Mac Bitstream Vera Serif 14.86% 14.86% Sample  
Mac New York 14.65% 14.65% Sample Image
Mac Bitstream Vera Sans 14.55% 14.55% Sample  
Unix Linux Libertine 14.49% 14.49% Sample  
Unix Linux Libertine C 14.49% 14.49% Sample  
Mac Textile 13.93% 13.93% Sample Image
Mac Univers 13.52% 13.52% Sample  
Windows Staccato222 BT 13.28% 13.28% Sample  
Unix Balker 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Unix Marked Fool 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Unix Penguin Attack 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Mac Calibri 12.69% 12.69% Sample  
Unix DejaVu Sans Extra Light 12.39% 12.39% Sample  
Mac Sand 12.38% 12.38% Sample Image
Mac Techno 12.38% 12.38% Sample Image
Mac Corbel 12.07% 12.07% Sample  
Unix Lucida 11.84% 11.84% Sample Image
Mac Cambria 11.76% 11.76% Sample  
Unix Junkyard 11.59% 11.59% Sample  
Unix Lucida Typewriter 11.50% 11.50% Sample  
Mac Consolas 11.46% 11.46% Sample  
Unix Charter 11.21% 11.21% Sample  
Mac Candara 10.84% 10.84% Sample  
Mac Constantia 10.84% 10.84% Sample  
Unix ClearlyU 10.59% 10.59% Sample  
Unix Terminal 10.59% 10.59% Sample  
Windows Baby Kruffy 10.48% 10.48% Sample  
Unix Isabella 10.14% 10.14% Sample  
Windows Broadway BT 9.90% 9.90% Sample  
Unix LucidaBright 9.73% 9.73% Sample  
Windows Alba Super 9.52% 9.52% Sample  
Windows Alba 9.47% 9.47% Sample  
Windows Calligraph421 BT 9.23% 9.23% Sample  
Windows Alba Matter 9.22% 9.22% Sample  
Windows Square721 BT 9.03% 9.03% Sample  
Windows ParkAvenue BT 8.97% 8.97% Sample  
Windows Frosty 8.86% 8.86% Sample  
Windows MisterEarl BT 8.81% 8.81% Sample  
Windows Chick 8.71% 8.71% Sample  
Windows Cataneo BT 8.67% 8.67% Sample  
Mac Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk BE 8.57% 8.57% Sample  
Windows Weltron Urban 8.56% 8.56% Sample  
Windows Blackletter686 BT 8.36% 8.36% Sample  
Windows Croobie 8.30% 8.30% Sample  
Windows Freshbot 8.25% 8.25% Sample  
Windows Jenkins v2.0 8.20% 8.20% Sample  
Windows Pussycat 8.15% 8.15% Sample  
Windows GlooGun 8.10% 8.10% Sample  
Windows Fat 8.05% 8.05% Sample  
Windows Jokewood 7.95% 7.95% Sample  
Windows Poornut 7.75% 7.75% Sample  
Windows John Handy LET 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
Windows Westwood LET 7.64% 7.64% Sample  
Windows La Bamba LET 7.59% 7.59% Sample  
Windows Rage Italic LET 7.59% 7.59% Sample  
Windows Ruach LET 7.59% 7.59% Sample  
Windows Scruff LET 7.59% 7.59% Sample  
Unix Garamond 7.38% 7.38% Sample  
Windows Milano LET 7.38% 7.38% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Condensed 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Light 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Mono 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Serif 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Serif Condensed 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Windows One Stroke Script LET 7.13% 7.13% Sample  
Windows Mekanik LET 7.08% 7.08% Sample  
Windows OldDreadfulNo7 BT 7.08% 7.08% Sample  
Windows Helvetica 7.04% 7.04% Sample  
Windows Highlight LET 7.03% 7.03% Sample  
Windows Tiranti Solid LET 7.03% 7.03% Sample  
Windows Pump Demi Bold LET 6.97% 6.97% Sample  
Windows Smudger LET 6.92% 6.92% Sample  
Windows Jokerman LET 6.87% 6.87% Sample  
Windows Orange LET 6.87% 6.87% Sample  
Windows University Roman LET 6.87% 6.87% Sample  
Windows Quixley LET 6.82% 6.82% Sample  
Windows Victorian LET 6.77% 6.77% Sample  
Windows Academy Engraved LET 6.72% 6.72% Sample  
Mac Interstate 6.67% 6.67% Sample  
Windows Odessa LET 6.67% 6.67% Sample  
Mac TradeGothic 6.67% 6.67% Sample  
Windows Abadi MT Condensed Light 6.15% 6.15% Sample Image
Windows Univers 6.08% 6.08% Sample  
Windows Verdana Ref 5.90% 5.90% Sample  
Windows Kabel Ult BT 5.79% 5.79% Sample  
Mac Adobe Garamond 5.71% 5.71% Sample  
Mac Bembo 5.71% 5.71% Sample  
Mac ITC Franklin Gothic 5.71% 5.71% Sample  
Unix Caslon 4.92% 4.92% Sample  
Unix Vera Sans 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Unix Vera Sans Mono 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Unix Vera Serif 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Windows Helvetica Narrow 4.81% 4.81% Sample  
Mac Avenir 4.76% 4.76% Sample  
Windows Times 4.61% 4.61% Sample  
Windows Braggadocio 4.59% 4.59% Sample Image
Windows Beesknees ITC 4.46% 4.46% Sample  
Windows Palatino 4.35% 4.35% Sample  
Windows Kino MT 4.10% 4.10% Sample Image
Windows New Century Schoolbook 4.10% 4.10% Sample  
Windows Andale Mono IPA 4.05% 4.05% Sample  
Windows Georgia Ref 3.95% 3.95% Sample  
Windows News Gothic MT 3.95% 3.95% Sample Image
Windows Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold 3.90% 3.90% Sample  
Windows MS Reference Serif 3.90% 3.90% Sample  
Mac Apple Casual 3.81% 3.81% Sample  
Mac HelveticaNeue 3.81% 3.81% Sample  
Windows Andale Mono 3.70% 3.70% Sample Image
Mac New Century Schoolbook 3.41% 3.41% Sample  
Windows Pepita MT 3.38% 3.38% Sample  
Windows Andy 3.33% 3.33% Sample  
Windows Placard Condensed 3.28% 3.28% Sample  
Windows OCRB 3.23% 3.23% Sample  
Windows Abadi MT Condensed 3.18% 3.18% Sample  
Windows Desdemona 3.17% 3.17% Sample Image
Windows GENUINE 3.08% 3.08% Sample  
Windows Optima 2.99% 2.99% Sample  
Mac Bernhard Modern Std 2.86% 2.86% Sample  
Mac RotisSemiSans 2.86% 2.86% Sample  
Mac Avant Garde 2.79% 2.79% Sample  
Mac Bookman 2.79% 2.79% Sample Image
Windows Monaco 2.78% 2.78% Sample  
Windows Bickley Script 2.67% 2.67% Sample  
Windows Runic MT Condensed 2.62% 2.62% Sample  
Windows DomBold BT 2.56% 2.56% Sample  
Unix Monaco 2.46% 2.46% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans 2.43% 2.43% Sample  
Windows Fine Hand 2.41% 2.41% Sample  
Windows Chicago 2.13% 2.13% Sample  
Windows Base 02 2.10% 2.10% Sample  
Windows Geneva 2.08% 2.08% Sample  
Mac ITC Century 1.90% 1.90% Sample  
Mac Minion Std 1.90% 1.90% Sample  
Mac Shelley 1.90% 1.90% Sample  
Windows CAMPBELL 1.79% 1.79% Sample  
Windows Mercurius Script MT Bold 1.79% 1.79% Sample  
Windows A Charming Font 1.69% 1.69% Sample  
Windows MARKETPRO 1.64% 1.64% Sample  
Windows Apple Chancery 1.62% 1.62% Sample  
Windows New York 1.62% 1.62% Sample  
Windows Terminal 1.56% 1.56% Sample Image
Windows Helvetica Neue 1.42% 1.42% Sample  
Windows BudHand 1.38% 1.38% Sample  
Windows Futura 1.37% 1.37% Sample  
Mac Algerian 1.24% 1.24% Sample  
Mac Caslon 1.24% 1.24% Sample  
Mac Minion Web 1.24% 1.24% Sample  
Mac Utopia 1.24% 1.24% Sample  
Mac Zapf Chancery 1.24% 1.24% Sample Image
Windows Hoefler Text 1.11% 1.11% Sample  
Windows Monotype.com 1.06% 1.06% Sample Image
Windows Mead Bold 0.97% 0.97% Sample  
Mac Belwe 0.95% 0.95% Sample  
Mac Caflisch Script Pro 0.95% 0.95% Sample  
Mac Kaufmann 0.95% 0.95% Sample  
Mac Porcelain 0.95% 0.95% Sample  
Windows FIRSTHOME 0.87% 0.87% Sample  
Unix Arial Narrow 0.82% 0.82% Sample  
Mac Monotype.com 0.62% 0.62% Sample  
Mac URW Antiqua T 0.62% 0.62% Sample  
Windows Champignon 0.56% 0.56% Sample  
Windows 04b_21 0.51% 0.51% Sample  
Windows Minion Web 0.46% 0.46% Sample  
Mac Helvetica Narrow 0.31% 0.31% Sample  
Windows Gadget 0.15% 0.15% Sample  
Windows Textile 0.05% 0.05% Sample  

Font survey statistics

These figures are the cumulative total of font survey submissions since January 2007. Older submissions are archived to maintain a 3 year rolling sample. The table shows the average submission rate and totals for each operating system, and the the date the applet-based survey was introduced.

Survey Windows Mac Linux
Submissions per week 11 2 2
Total submissions 2050 355 321
Survey applet from 21 April 2007 12 May 2007 21 February 2009
Fonts surveyed 281 117 102

Font stacks for print style sheets

Our main interest is to build reliable font stacks for screen rendering, but CSS allows us to specify a different font stack to print Web pages. The most reliable way to apply print media style sheets is to use the media attribute on the style sheet link element. The selectors you choose and font-family declarations you add to this style sheet will only apply when the page is printed.

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
      href="/styles/print.css" media="print" />
    

What font combinations would you choose for print? Use the font stack builder to create a print font stack and submit your ideas.

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