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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 14 August 2010
Platform and font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Mac Helvetica 100.00% 100.00% Sample Image
Mac Lucida Grande 100.00% 100.00% Sample Image
Windows Tahoma 99.90% 99.90% Sample Image
Windows Courier New 99.71% 99.71% Sample Image
Windows Microsoft Sans Serif 99.71% 99.71% Sample Image
Windows Verdana 99.71% 99.71% Sample Image
Windows Arial 99.66% 99.66% Sample Image
Windows Times New Roman 99.61% 99.61% Sample Image
Mac Geneva 99.47% 99.47% Sample Image
Mac Monaco 99.47% 99.47% Sample Image
Windows Trebuchet MS 99.32% 99.32% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Console 99.18% 99.18% Sample Image
Windows Comic Sans MS 99.13% 99.13% Sample Image
Windows Impact 99.03% 99.03% Sample Image
Windows Georgia 98.98% 98.98% Sample Image
Mac Courier 98.94% 98.94% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Sans Unicode 98.79% 98.79% Sample Image
Windows Palatino Linotype 98.79% 98.79% Sample Image
Windows Arial Black 98.35% 98.35% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Medium 98.25% 98.25% Sample Image
Mac Times 98.15% 98.15% Sample Image
Unix Century Schoolbook L 97.87% 97.87% Sample Image
Mac Arial 97.63% 97.63% Sample Image
Mac Verdana 97.63% 97.63% Sample Image
Unix URW Chancery L 97.57% 97.57% Sample Image
Unix URW Gothic L 97.57% 97.57% Sample Image
Unix URW Bookman L 97.26% 97.26% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Mono L 96.66% 96.66% Sample Image
Windows Sylfaen 96.22% 96.22% Sample Image
Windows MV Boli 96.07% 96.07% Sample  
Mac Helvetica Neue 95.78% 95.78% Sample Image
Unix URW Palladio L 95.74% 95.74% Sample Image
Mac Georgia 95.51% 95.51% Sample Image
Windows Estrangelo Edessa 95.44% 95.44% Sample  
Unix Nimbus Roman No9 L 95.14% 95.14% Sample Image
Windows Mangal 95.10% 95.10% Sample  
Mac Times New Roman 94.99% 94.99% Sample Image
Windows Tunga 94.91% 94.91% Sample  
Windows Gautami 94.86% 94.86% Sample  
Windows Latha 94.86% 94.86% Sample  
Windows Shruti 94.81% 94.81% Sample  
Windows Raavi 94.72% 94.72% Sample  
Mac Trebuchet MS 94.72% 94.72% Sample Image
Unix Nimbus Sans L 94.33% 94.33% Sample Image
Mac Arial Black 94.20% 94.20% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Mono 94.12% 94.12% Sample Image
Mac Gill Sans 93.14% 93.14% Sample Image
Mac Courier New 92.61% 92.61% Sample Image
Mac Futura 92.08% 92.08% Sample Image
Mac Impact 91.82% 91.82% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans 91.49% 91.49% Sample Image
Mac Arial Rounded MT Bold 91.29% 91.29% Sample Image
Mac Comic Sans MS 91.29% 91.29% Sample Image
Mac Andale Mono 91.03% 91.03% Sample Image
Mac Apple Chancery 91.03% 91.03% Sample Image
Mac Skia 91.03% 91.03% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Charter 90.81% 90.81% Sample Image
Mac Arial Narrow 90.50% 90.50% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Light 90.43% 90.43% Sample  
Mac Optima 90.24% 90.24% Sample Image
Mac Baskerville 89.97% 89.97% Sample Image
Mac Copperplate 89.97% 89.97% Sample Image
Mac American Typewriter 89.71% 89.71% Sample Image
Mac Didot 89.45% 89.45% Sample Image
Mac Hoefler Text 89.45% 89.45% Sample Image
Windows Arial Narrow 89.05% 89.05% Sample Image
Mac Papyrus 88.92% 88.92% Sample Image
Mac Zapfino 88.92% 88.92% Sample Image
Windows Century Gothic 88.22% 88.22% Sample Image
Mac Big Caslon 88.13% 88.13% Sample Image
Mac Marker Felt 88.13% 88.13% Sample Image
Windows Kartika 87.98% 87.98% Sample Image
Windows Vrinda 87.98% 87.98% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Serif 87.23% 87.23% Sample Image
Windows Garamond 86.91% 86.91% Sample Image
Mac Brush Script MT 86.81% 86.81% Sample Image
Mac Herculanum 86.81% 86.81% Sample Image
Windows Book Antiqua 86.38% 86.38% Sample Image
Windows Bookman Old Style 85.94% 85.94% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Sans Condensed 83.09% 83.09% Sample  
Windows Monotype Corsiva 82.94% 82.94% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu Serif Condensed 82.72% 82.72% Sample  
Mac Tahoma 81.53% 81.53% Sample Image
Unix Courier 10 Pitch 80.00% 80.00% Sample  
Mac Palatino 79.68% 79.68% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 78.72% 78.72% Sample Image
Unix Bitstream Vera Sans 77.51% 77.51% Sample Image
Mac Lucida Bright 77.04% 77.04% Sample  
Mac Lucida Sans 77.04% 77.04% Sample  
Mac Lucida Sans Typewriter 77.04% 77.04% Sample  
Mac Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN 75.00% 75.00% Sample  
Mac Hiragino Mincho ProN 75.00% 75.00% Sample  
Unix FreeMono 74.82% 74.82% Sample Image
Unix FreeSerif 74.82% 74.82% Sample Image
Unix FreeSans 74.11% 74.11% Sample Image
Unix Liberation Mono 73.53% 73.53% Sample  
Unix Liberation Serif 73.53% 73.53% Sample  
Unix Lucida Bright 73.21% 73.21% Sample Image
Unix Lucida Sans 73.21% 73.21% Sample Image
Unix Lucida Sans Typewriter 73.21% 73.21% Sample Image
Windows MS Reference Sans Serif 72.86% 72.86% Sample Image
Unix Liberation Sans 72.79% 72.79% Sample  
Unix Bitstream Vera Serif 71.12% 71.12% Sample Image
Mac Hiragino Kaku Gothic StdN 69.64% 69.64% Sample  
Mac Hiragino Maru Gothic ProN 69.64% 69.64% Sample  
Unix Arial 69.00% 69.00% Sample Image
Windows Haettenschweiler 68.59% 68.59% Sample Image
Unix Courier New 67.48% 67.48% Sample  
Unix Times New Roman 67.17% 67.17% Sample  
Windows Arial Unicode MS 65.78% 65.78% Sample Image
Windows Lucida Sans 65.63% 65.63% Sample Image
Unix Verdana 65.35% 65.35% Sample  
Windows Calibri 65.10% 65.10% Sample Image
Windows Cambria 65.10% 65.10% Sample Image
Windows Papyrus 65.10% 65.10% Sample Image
Windows Bradley Hand ITC 64.86% 64.86% Sample Image
Windows Candara 64.81% 64.81% Sample Image
Windows Consolas 64.81% 64.81% Sample Image
Windows Cambria Math 64.76% 64.76% Sample  
Windows Corbel 64.76% 64.76% Sample Image
Unix Arial Black 64.74% 64.74% Sample  
Windows Constantia 64.47% 64.47% Sample Image
Unix Georgia 64.44% 64.44% Sample  
Windows Tempus Sans ITC 64.32% 64.32% Sample Image
Windows French Script MT 64.28% 64.28% Sample Image
Unix Trebuchet MS 64.13% 64.13% Sample  
Unix Comic Sans MS 63.53% 63.53% Sample  
Windows Mistral 63.35% 63.35% Sample Image
Windows Kristen ITC 63.26% 63.26% Sample Image
Unix Impact 63.22% 63.22% Sample  
Unix Andale Mono 62.61% 62.61% Sample  
Windows Copperplate Gothic Light 62.43% 62.43% Sample Image
Windows Copperplate Gothic Bold 62.38% 62.38% Sample Image
Windows Perpetua 62.38% 62.38% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Book 62.29% 62.29% Sample Image
Windows Juice ITC 62.14% 62.14% Sample  
Windows Felix Titling 61.95% 61.95% Sample Image
Windows Maiandra GD 61.95% 61.95% Sample Image
Windows MS Mincho 61.90% 61.90% Sample  
Windows Curlz MT 61.80% 61.80% Sample Image
Windows Edwardian Script ITC 61.80% 61.80% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Medium Cond 61.80% 61.80% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Demi 61.75% 61.75% Sample Image
Windows Engravers MT 61.66% 61.66% Sample Image
Windows Eras Demi ITC 61.66% 61.66% Sample Image
Windows Rockwell Extra Bold 61.61% 61.61% Sample Image
Windows Eras Light ITC 61.46% 61.46% Sample Image
Windows Blackadder ITC 61.17% 61.17% Sample Image
Windows Rockwell 60.98% 60.98% Sample Image
Windows OCR A Extended 60.79% 60.79% Sample Image
Mac Kailasa 60.71% 60.71% Sample  
Mac Kokonor 60.71% 60.71% Sample  
Windows Franklin Gothic Demi Cond 60.35% 60.35% Sample Image
Windows Franklin Gothic Heavy 60.35% 60.35% Sample Image
Windows Vivaldi 60.20% 60.20% Sample Image
Windows Pristina 59.67% 59.67% Sample  
Windows Jokerman 59.38% 59.38% Sample  
Windows Freestyle Script 58.07% 58.07% Sample  
Windows Lucida Handwriting 57.15% 57.15% Sample Image
Windows Arial Rounded MT Bold 55.07% 55.07% Sample Image
Windows Segoe UI 54.97% 54.97% Sample Image
Windows Calisto MT 54.44% 54.44% Sample Image
Windows Script MT Bold 54.44% 54.44% Sample  
Windows Century Schoolbook 53.85% 53.85% Sample Image
Windows Imprint MT Shadow 53.81% 53.81% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT 53.66% 53.66% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans Ultra Bold 53.66% 53.66% Sample  
Windows Goudy Old Style 53.56% 53.56% Sample Image
Windows Palace Script MT 53.56% 53.56% Sample  
Windows Goudy Stout 53.32% 53.32% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT Condensed 53.22% 53.22% Sample  
Windows Castellar 53.13% 53.13% Sample  
Windows Rage Italic 53.08% 53.08% Sample  
Windows Lucida Calligraphy 52.88% 52.88% Sample  
Windows Agency FB 52.79% 52.79% Sample  
Windows Forte 52.74% 52.74% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans MT Ext Condensed Bold 52.74% 52.74% Sample  
Windows Eras Medium ITC 52.69% 52.69% Sample  
Windows Perpetua Titling MT 52.69% 52.69% Sample  
Windows Rockwell Condensed 52.69% 52.69% Sample  
Windows Cooper Black 52.59% 52.59% Sample  
Windows Gigi 52.54% 52.54% Sample  
Windows Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed 52.54% 52.54% Sample  
Windows Viner Hand ITC 52.54% 52.54% Sample  
Windows Eras Bold ITC 52.50% 52.50% Sample  
Windows Wide Latin 52.45% 52.45% Sample Image
Windows Britannic Bold 52.35% 52.35% Sample Image
Windows Tw Cen MT Condensed 52.30% 52.30% Sample  
Windows Tw Cen MT 52.25% 52.25% Sample  
Windows Broadway 52.21% 52.21% Sample  
Windows Onyx 52.16% 52.16% Sample  
Windows Snap ITC 52.16% 52.16% Sample  
Windows Algerian 52.11% 52.11% Sample Image
Windows Gloucester MT Extra Condensed 52.11% 52.11% Sample  
Windows Harrington 52.01% 52.01% Sample  
Windows Playbill 52.01% 52.01% Sample Image
Windows Chiller 51.96% 51.96% Sample  
Windows Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold 51.96% 51.96% Sample  
Windows Brush Script MT 51.91% 51.91% Sample Image
Windows Matura MT Script Capitals 51.91% 51.91% Sample Image
Windows Baskerville Old Face 51.87% 51.87% Sample  
Windows Bauhaus 93 51.87% 51.87% Sample  
Windows Old English Text MT 51.82% 51.82% Sample  
Windows Footlight MT Light 51.62% 51.62% Sample Image
Windows Bernard MT Condensed 51.58% 51.58% Sample  
Windows Harlow Solid Italic 51.58% 51.58% Sample  
Windows Vladimir Script 51.53% 51.53% Sample  
Windows Informal Roman 51.48% 51.48% Sample  
Windows Kunstler Script 51.43% 51.43% Sample  
Windows Stencil 51.38% 51.38% Sample  
Windows Bell MT 51.09% 51.09% Sample  
Windows Colonna MT 51.04% 51.04% Sample Image
Windows Centaur 50.61% 50.61% Sample  
Windows Californian FB 50.56% 50.56% Sample  
Mac Casual 50.56% 50.56% Sample  
Windows Ravie 50.51% 50.51% Sample  
Windows Showcard Gothic 50.51% 50.51% Sample  
Windows High Tower Text 50.46% 50.46% Sample  
Windows Berlin Sans FB 50.36% 50.36% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT 50.32% 50.32% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Black 50.27% 50.27% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Condensed 50.27% 50.27% Sample  
Windows Niagara Engraved 50.22% 50.22% Sample  
Windows Niagara Solid 50.22% 50.22% Sample  
Windows Berlin Sans FB Demi 49.44% 49.44% Sample  
Windows Magneto 49.39% 49.39% Sample  
Windows Lucida Fax 48.91% 48.91% Sample  
Windows Bodoni MT Poster Compressed 48.38% 48.38% Sample  
Windows Batang 46.92% 46.92% Sample  
Windows SimSun 46.53% 46.53% Sample  
Windows Iskoola Pota 46.19% 46.19% Sample  
Windows Mongolian Baiti 46.19% 46.19% Sample  
Windows Segoe Print 46.19% 46.19% Sample  
Windows Segoe Script 46.19% 46.19% Sample  
Unix Electron 46.09% 46.09% Sample  
Unix Metal 46.09% 46.09% Sample  
Unix Nice 46.09% 46.09% Sample  
Windows Lucida Sans Typewriter 45.86% 45.86% Sample Image
Windows DaunPenh 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows DokChampa 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows Euphemia 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows Kalinga 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows Microsoft Yi Baiti 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows Nyala 45.71% 45.71% Sample  
Windows Lucida Bright 45.32% 45.32% Sample  
Windows Arabic Typesetting 45.24% 45.24% Sample  
Mac Capitals 44.59% 44.59% Sample Image
Windows PMingLiU 41.11% 41.11% Sample  
Mac Century Gothic 40.11% 40.11% Sample Image
Windows MS Gothic 40.04% 40.04% Sample  
Mac Heiti SC 39.29% 39.29% Sample  
Mac Heiti TC 39.29% 39.29% Sample  
Mac Menlo 39.29% 39.29% Sample  
Unix Utopia 38.60% 38.60% Sample Image
Windows MS UI Gothic 38.58% 38.58% Sample  
Windows GulimChe 38.54% 38.54% Sample  
Windows MS PMincho 38.49% 38.49% Sample  
Windows MS PGothic 38.44% 38.44% Sample  
Windows NSimSun 38.44% 38.44% Sample  
Windows MingLiU 38.39% 38.39% Sample  
Windows Gulim 38.15% 38.15% Sample  
Windows Dotum 38.10% 38.10% Sample  
Windows DotumChe 38.10% 38.10% Sample  
Windows BatangChe 38.00% 38.00% Sample  
Windows Gungsuh 38.00% 38.00% Sample  
Windows GungsuhChe 38.00% 38.00% Sample  
Windows SimHei 37.81% 37.81% Sample  
Unix Courier 36.78% 36.78% Sample Image
Mac Chalkduster 35.71% 35.71% Sample  
Mac GungSeo 35.71% 35.71% Sample  
Mac Adobe Fangsong Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Adobe Heiti Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Adobe Kaiti Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Adobe Ming Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Adobe Myungjo Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Adobe Song Std 33.93% 33.93% Sample  
Mac Lucida Handwriting 32.98% 32.98% Sample Image
Mac Copperplate Gothic Bold 32.45% 32.45% Sample Image
Unix MgOpen Modata 31.25% 31.25% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Moderna 30.88% 30.88% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Canonica 30.51% 30.51% Sample  
Unix MgOpen Cosmetica 30.51% 30.51% Sample  
Mac Garamond 29.55% 29.55% Sample  
Mac Century Schoolbook 29.02% 29.02% Sample  
Mac Bookman Old Style 28.76% 28.76% Sample  
Mac Book Antiqua 27.70% 27.70% Sample  
Unix Luxi Mono 27.66% 27.66% Sample Image
Unix Luxi Sans 27.66% 27.66% Sample Image
Mac Monotype Corsiva 26.91% 26.91% Sample  
Unix Luxi Serif 26.75% 26.75% Sample Image
Mac Goudy Old Style 26.12% 26.12% Sample  
Mac Haettenschweiler 25.86% 25.86% Sample  
Mac Britannic Bold 25.33% 25.33% Sample  
Mac Footlight MT Light 25.33% 25.33% Sample  
Mac Playbill 25.07% 25.07% Sample  
Mac Abadi MT Condensed Light 24.80% 24.80% Sample  
Mac Braggadocio 24.80% 24.80% Sample  
Mac Calisto MT 24.80% 24.80% Sample  
Mac Colonna MT 24.80% 24.80% Sample  
Mac Desdemona 24.54% 24.54% Sample  
Mac Matura MT Script Capitals 24.54% 24.54% Sample  
Mac News Gothic MT 24.54% 24.54% Sample  
Windows Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 24.04% 24.04% Sample  
Mac Wide Latin 24.01% 24.01% Sample  
Unix Domestic Manners 23.48% 23.48% Sample  
Mac Kino MT 23.48% 23.48% Sample  
Unix Helvetica 23.10% 23.10% Sample Image
Unix Dustismo 21.74% 21.74% Sample  
Windows Eurostile 20.99% 20.99% Sample  
Windows Matisse ITC 20.46% 20.46% Sample  
Unix Times 20.06% 20.06% Sample Image
Unix New Century Schoolbook 19.45% 19.45% Sample Image
Windows Bitstream Vera Sans 18.76% 18.76% Sample  
Windows Bitstream Vera Serif 18.42% 18.42% Sample  
Mac Calibri 17.15% 17.15% Sample  
Unix Linux Libertine 16.52% 16.52% Sample  
Unix Linux Libertine C 16.52% 16.52% Sample  
Unix Fixed 16.41% 16.41% Sample Image
Unix Isabella 15.65% 15.65% Sample  
Mac Corbel 15.30% 15.30% Sample  
Mac Consolas 15.04% 15.04% Sample  
Mac Cambria 14.78% 14.78% Sample  
Mac Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 13.98% 13.98% Sample  
Mac Candara 13.98% 13.98% Sample  
Mac Constantia 13.98% 13.98% Sample  
Unix Nimbus Sans L Condensed 13.97% 13.97% Sample  
Unix Balker 13.91% 13.91% Sample  
Unix Marked Fool 13.91% 13.91% Sample  
Unix Penguin Attack 13.91% 13.91% Sample  
Mac Chicago 13.72% 13.72% Sample Image
Mac Charcoal 13.46% 13.46% Sample Image
Windows Staccato222 BT 13.33% 13.33% Sample  
Unix Junkyard 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Mac Bitstream Vera Serif 12.93% 12.93% Sample  
Mac Bitstream Vera Sans 12.66% 12.66% Sample  
Mac Univers 12.66% 12.66% Sample  
Mac Textile 11.87% 11.87% Sample Image
Mac Gadget 11.61% 11.61% Sample Image
Mac New York 11.08% 11.08% Sample Image
Mac Sand 11.08% 11.08% Sample Image
Mac Techno 11.08% 11.08% Sample Image
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Mono 10.43% 10.43% Sample  
Unix DejaVu Sans Extra Light 10.29% 10.29% Sample  
Windows Broadway BT 9.89% 9.89% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans 9.57% 9.57% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Condensed 9.57% 9.57% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Sans Light 9.57% 9.57% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Serif 9.57% 9.57% Sample  
Unix DejaVu LGC Serif Condensed 9.57% 9.57% Sample  
Unix Lucida Typewriter 9.56% 9.56% Sample  
Windows Baby Kruffy 9.50% 9.50% Sample  
Windows Calligraph421 BT 9.16% 9.16% Sample  
Unix Lucida 9.12% 9.12% Sample Image
Windows ParkAvenue BT 9.11% 9.11% Sample  
Windows MisterEarl BT 8.97% 8.97% Sample  
Windows Square721 BT 8.97% 8.97% Sample  
Windows Cataneo BT 8.73% 8.73% Sample  
Windows Alba Super 8.63% 8.63% Sample  
Unix Charter 8.51% 8.51% Sample  
Windows Alba 8.48% 8.48% Sample  
Windows Blackletter686 BT 8.48% 8.48% Sample  
Windows Alba Matter 8.24% 8.24% Sample  
Unix ClearlyU 8.21% 8.21% Sample  
Unix LucidaBright 8.09% 8.09% Sample  
Windows Ruach LET 7.95% 7.95% Sample  
Windows Chick 7.80% 7.80% Sample  
Windows Rage Italic LET 7.80% 7.80% Sample  
Windows Westwood LET 7.80% 7.80% Sample  
Mac Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk BE 7.78% 7.78% Sample  
Windows La Bamba LET 7.76% 7.76% Sample  
Windows Scruff LET 7.76% 7.76% Sample  
Windows Frosty 7.71% 7.71% Sample  
Windows John Handy LET 7.66% 7.66% Sample  
Windows Milano LET 7.61% 7.61% Sample  
Unix Terminal 7.60% 7.60% Sample  
Windows Helvetica 7.42% 7.42% Sample  
Windows Weltron Urban 7.42% 7.42% Sample  
Windows Croobie 7.32% 7.32% Sample  
Windows Freshbot 7.32% 7.32% Sample  
Windows Jenkins v2.0 7.22% 7.22% Sample  
Windows OldDreadfulNo7 BT 7.22% 7.22% Sample  
Windows Jokerman LET 7.17% 7.17% Sample  
Windows Mekanik LET 7.17% 7.17% Sample  
Windows One Stroke Script LET 7.17% 7.17% Sample  
Windows Pussycat 7.17% 7.17% Sample  
Unix Garamond 7.14% 7.14% Sample  
Windows Orange LET 7.13% 7.13% Sample  
Windows Pump Demi Bold LET 7.13% 7.13% Sample  
Windows Tiranti Solid LET 7.13% 7.13% Sample  
Windows GlooGun 7.08% 7.08% Sample  
Windows Highlight LET 7.08% 7.08% Sample  
Windows Smudger LET 7.08% 7.08% Sample  
Windows Fat 7.03% 7.03% Sample  
Windows Jokewood 6.98% 6.98% Sample  
Windows Quixley LET 6.98% 6.98% Sample  
Windows University Roman LET 6.98% 6.98% Sample  
Windows Victorian LET 6.88% 6.88% Sample  
Windows Academy Engraved LET 6.83% 6.83% Sample  
Windows Odessa LET 6.83% 6.83% Sample  
Windows Poornut 6.83% 6.83% Sample  
Mac TradeGothic 6.67% 6.67% Sample  
Mac Adobe Garamond 6.11% 6.11% Sample  
Mac Avenir 6.11% 6.11% Sample  
Windows Univers 5.96% 5.96% Sample  
Windows Verdana Ref 5.82% 5.82% Sample  
Windows Kabel Ult BT 5.77% 5.77% Sample  
Mac Bembo 5.56% 5.56% Sample  
Mac ITC Franklin Gothic 5.56% 5.56% Sample  
Unix Caslon 5.36% 5.36% Sample  
Windows Abadi MT Condensed Light 5.28% 5.28% Sample Image
Mac Interstate 5.00% 5.00% Sample  
Windows Helvetica Narrow 4.94% 4.94% Sample  
Windows Times 4.70% 4.70% Sample  
Windows Palatino 4.36% 4.36% Sample  
Windows New Century Schoolbook 4.22% 4.22% Sample  
Windows News Gothic MT 4.17% 4.17% Sample Image
Unix Vera Sans 4.04% 4.04% Sample  
Unix Vera Sans Mono 4.04% 4.04% Sample  
Unix Vera Serif 4.04% 4.04% Sample  
Windows Beesknees ITC 4.02% 4.02% Sample  
Windows Braggadocio 3.97% 3.97% Sample Image
Mac Bernhard Modern Std 3.89% 3.89% Sample  
Mac Caflisch Script Pro 3.89% 3.89% Sample  
Mac HelveticaNeue 3.89% 3.89% Sample  
Mac RotisSemiSans 3.89% 3.89% Sample  
Windows Andale Mono 3.88% 3.88% Sample Image
Windows Kino MT 3.88% 3.88% Sample Image
Windows MS Reference Serif 3.88% 3.88% Sample  
Windows Georgia Ref 3.83% 3.83% Sample  
Windows Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold 3.49% 3.49% Sample  
Windows Andale Mono IPA 3.49% 3.49% Sample  
Mac ITC Century 3.33% 3.33% Sample  
Windows GENUINE 3.05% 3.05% Sample  
Windows Placard Condensed 3.05% 3.05% Sample  
Windows OCRB 3.01% 3.01% Sample  
Windows Pepita MT 2.96% 2.96% Sample  
Windows Andy 2.91% 2.91% Sample  
Mac New Century Schoolbook 2.90% 2.90% Sample  
Windows Desdemona 2.86% 2.86% Sample Image
Windows Abadi MT Condensed 2.81% 2.81% Sample  
Mac Apple Casual 2.78% 2.78% Sample  
Mac Minion Std 2.78% 2.78% Sample  
Windows Monaco 2.71% 2.71% Sample  
Windows DomBold BT 2.47% 2.47% Sample  
Windows Optima 2.42% 2.42% Sample  
Windows Bickley Script 2.38% 2.38% Sample  
Windows Runic MT Condensed 2.38% 2.38% Sample  
Mac Bookman 2.37% 2.37% Sample Image
Windows Gill Sans 2.28% 2.28% Sample  
Windows Base 02 2.23% 2.23% Sample  
Mac Kaufmann 2.22% 2.22% Sample  
Mac Porcelain 2.22% 2.22% Sample  
Mac Shelley 2.22% 2.22% Sample  
Windows Chicago 2.13% 2.13% Sample  
Windows Fine Hand 2.13% 2.13% Sample  
Windows CAMPBELL 2.04% 2.04% Sample  
Windows Geneva 1.94% 1.94% Sample  
Windows MARKETPRO 1.89% 1.89% Sample  
Mac Avant Garde 1.85% 1.85% Sample  
Mac Minion Web 1.85% 1.85% Sample  
Unix Monaco 1.79% 1.79% Sample  
Windows A Charming Font 1.75% 1.75% Sample  
Mac Belwe 1.67% 1.67% Sample  
Windows Helvetica Neue 1.65% 1.65% Sample  
Windows Mercurius Script MT Bold 1.60% 1.60% Sample  
Windows Apple Chancery 1.45% 1.45% Sample  
Windows New York 1.45% 1.45% Sample  
Windows Futura 1.36% 1.36% Sample  
Windows BudHand 1.07% 1.07% Sample  
Mac Algerian 1.06% 1.06% Sample  
Mac Caslon 1.06% 1.06% Sample  
Mac Zapf Chancery 1.06% 1.06% Sample Image
Windows Hoefler Text 1.02% 1.02% Sample  
Windows FIRSTHOME 0.97% 0.97% Sample  
Windows Monotype.com 0.97% 0.97% Sample Image
Windows Mead Bold 0.92% 0.92% Sample  
Windows Champignon 0.87% 0.87% Sample  
Windows DecoType Naskh 0.87% 0.87% Sample  
Mac Utopia 0.79% 0.79% Sample  
Unix Arial Narrow 0.60% 0.60% Sample  
Windows 04b_21 0.53% 0.53% Sample  
Mac Monotype.com 0.53% 0.53% Sample  
Mac URW Antiqua T 0.53% 0.53% Sample  
Windows Minion Web 0.39% 0.39% Sample  
Mac Helvetica Narrow 0.26% 0.26% Sample  
Mac URW Grotesk T 0.26% 0.26% Sample  
Windows Gadget 0.19% 0.19% Sample  
Windows Terminal 0.15% 0.15% Sample Image
Windows Textile 0.10% 0.10% Sample  

Font survey statistics

These figures are the cumulative total of font survey submissions since April 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 10 2 2
Submission sample 2063 379 329
Survey applet from 21 April 2007 12 May 2007 21 February 2009
Fonts surveyed 292 133 102

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.

CSS font family resources

Web font survey and sampler

Contribute to the survey and discover the new Web safe fonts.

Common fonts by generic font family

Set an unconventional font style and stack fallback fonts with confidence.

Web font foundations

Font jargon: CSS font family glossary

Find fonts: Anchor Points: Font foundries & sources

Get the sampler font code: Sampler.css

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