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CSS fonts should be based on a generic font family to ensure an appropriate style font is rendered in any circumstances. Preferred font names should be declared in order of preference in a comma separated font family list tailored for specific platforms.

CSS font family: fantasy

Fantasy fonts often have a bold exaggerated style typical of poster display headings, sometimes with ornaments or quirky themes. Fantasy font faces include a wide variety of font style, which can have unpredictable results on the Web. Use the CSS font family name fantasy cautiously.

The most common fantasy fonts

The only fantasy font that is likely to be present on all systems is Impact, but its frequency on Unix family systems is quite low. The Mac font Capitals is similar to the Windows font Copperplate Gothic Bold, but there is no common equivalent for Unix family systems.

Most common fantasy fonts on Windows systems to 7 November 2009
Font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Impact 98.39% 98.39% Text Image
Haettenschweiler 68.36% 68.36% Text Image
Papyrus 62.57% 62.57% Text Image
Copperplate Gothic Light 60.55% 60.55% Text Image
Copperplate Gothic Bold 60.22% 60.22% Text Image
Curlz MT 59.78% 59.78% Text Image
Felix Titling 59.67% 59.67% Text Image
Engravers MT 59.45% 59.45% Text Image
Rockwell Extra Bold 59.40% 59.40% Text Image
Juice ITC 58.63% 58.63% Text
Jokerman 56.12% 56.12% Text
Imprint MT Shadow 52.19% 52.19% Text
Goudy Stout 51.58% 51.58% Text
Castellar 51.48% 51.48% Text
Agency FB 51.04% 51.04% Text
Perpetua Titling MT 50.93% 50.93% Text
Cooper Black 50.05% 50.05% Text
Wide Latin 49.89% 49.89% Text Image
Broadway 49.84% 49.84% Text
Britannic Bold 49.73% 49.73% Text Image
Algerian 49.51% 49.51% Text Image
Playbill 49.51% 49.51% Text Image
Snap ITC 49.51% 49.51% Text
Harrington 49.45% 49.45% Text
Bauhaus 93 49.34% 49.34% Text
Chiller 49.29% 49.29% Text
Matura MT Script Capitals 49.23% 49.23% Text Image
Old English Text MT 49.23% 49.23% Text
Bernard MT Condensed 49.13% 49.13% Text
Harlow Solid Italic 48.96% 48.96% Text
Stencil 48.63% 48.63% Text
Colonna MT 48.03% 48.03% Text Image
Showcard Gothic 47.65% 47.65% Text
Ravie 47.49% 47.49% Text
Magneto 46.39% 46.39% Text
Matisse ITC 20.05% 20.05% Text
Baby Kruffy 10.71% 10.71% Text
Broadway BT 10.25% 10.25% Text
Alba Super 9.67% 9.67% Text
Alba 9.62% 9.62% Text
Alba Matter 9.34% 9.34% Text
Square721 BT 9.20% 9.20% Text
MisterEarl BT 9.07% 9.07% Text
Frosty 8.96% 8.96% Text
Chick 8.85% 8.85% Text
Weltron Urban 8.69% 8.69% Text
Blackletter686 BT 8.59% 8.59% Text
Croobie 8.42% 8.42% Text
Freshbot 8.36% 8.36% Text
Pussycat 8.25% 8.25% Text
Jokewood 8.03% 8.03% Text
Poornut 7.81% 7.81% Text
Westwood LET 7.70% 7.70% Text
Scruff LET 7.65% 7.65% Text
Milano LET 7.42% 7.42% Text
OldDreadfulNo7 BT 7.26% 7.26% Text
Mekanik LET 7.15% 7.15% Text
Highlight LET 7.09% 7.09% Text
Pump Demi Bold LET 6.98% 6.98% Text
Orange LET 6.93% 6.93% Text
Jokerman LET 6.87% 6.87% Text
Academy Engraved LET 6.81% 6.81% Text
Quixley LET 6.81% 6.81% Text
Victorian LET 6.81% 6.81% Text
Odessa LET 6.70% 6.70% Text
Braggadocio 5.22% 5.22% Text Image
Beesknees ITC 4.54% 4.54% Text
Kino MT 4.15% 4.15% Text Image
Desdemona 3.72% 3.72% Text Image
Placard Condensed 3.27% 3.27% Text
GENUINE 2.99% 2.99% Text
Base 02 2.05% 2.05% Text
CAMPBELL 1.83% 1.83% Text
MARKETPRO 1.66% 1.66% Text
Most common fantasy fonts on Mac systems to 7 November 2009
Font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Impact 89.42% 89.42% Text Image
Copperplate 88.02% 88.02% Text Image
Papyrus 87.28% 87.28% Text Image
Marker Felt 86.69% 86.69% Text Image
Herculanum 83.39% 83.39% Text Image
Capitals 40.64% 40.64% Text Image
Copperplate Gothic Bold 30.39% 30.39% Text Image
Britannic Bold 19.79% 19.79% Text
Haettenschweiler 19.79% 19.79% Text
Colonna MT 19.43% 19.43% Text
Playbill 18.73% 18.73% Text
Braggadocio 18.37% 18.37% Text
Desdemona 18.37% 18.37% Text
Matura MT Script Capitals 18.37% 18.37% Text
Wide Latin 18.37% 18.37% Text
Kino MT 17.31% 17.31% Text
Algerian 1.06% 1.06% Text
Most common fantasy fonts on Unix systems to 7 November 2009
Font name Installed (%) Sample Image
Impact 57.67% 57.67% Text
Balker 15.38% 15.38% Text
Marked Fool 15.38% 15.38% Text
Penguin Attack 15.38% 15.38% Text
Junkyard 13.46% 13.46% Text
Linux Libertine C 13.46% 13.46% Text
Isabella 11.54% 11.54% Text

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