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Is that font Web safe? Code Style font survey results show the most common fonts on Mac, Windows and Linux computers to help you build a Web safe font stack.
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The most common fonts on Mac systems are the classic sans serif font Helvetica and Lucida Grande at 100% frequency. The monospace font Monaco, classic typewriter font Courier and sans serif font Geneva complete the five most common fonts on Mac OS, all at practically 100% frequency.
| Font name | Installed (%) | Stack | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helvetica | 100.00% |  | Stack | Image |
| Lucida Grande | 100.00% | | Stack | Image |
| Geneva | 99.84% | | Stack | Image |
| Monaco | 99.84% | | Stack | Image |
| Courier | 99.68% | | Stack | Image |
| Lucida Bright | 99.68% | | Stack | None |
| Lucida Sans | 99.68% | | Stack | None |
| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 99.68% | | Stack | None |
| Times | 99.37% | | Stack | Image |
| Verdana | 99.05% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial | 98.73% | | Stack | Image |
| Helvetica Neue | 98.58% | | Stack | Image |
| Georgia | 97.63% | | Stack | Image |
| Times New Roman | 97.63% | | Stack | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 97.31% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Black | 96.36% | | Stack | Image |
| Gill Sans | 96.04% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | 95.89% | | Stack | Image |
| Courier New | 95.89% | | Stack | Image |
| Impact | 95.89% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Narrow | 95.73% | | Stack | Image |
| Andale Mono | 95.41% | | Stack | Image |
| Futura | 95.41% | | Stack | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 94.78% | | Stack | Image |
| Skia | 94.62% | | Stack | Image |
| Baskerville | 94.46% | | Stack | Image |
| Apple Chancery | 94.30% | | Stack | Image |
| American Typewriter | 94.15% | | Stack | Image |
| Didot | 94.15% | | Stack | Image |
| Marker Felt | 94.15% | | Stack | Image |
| Optima | 93.99% | | Stack | Image |
| Tahoma | 93.67% | | Stack | Image |
| Big Caslon | 93.51% | | Stack | Image |
| Hoefler Text | 93.51% | | Stack | Image |
| Zapfino | 93.51% | | Stack | Image |
| Papyrus | 93.35% | | Stack | Image |
| Copperplate | 93.20% | | Stack | Image |
| Brush Script MT | 92.56% | | Stack | Image |
| Herculanum | 92.09% | | Stack | Image |
| Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN | 91.40% | | Stack | None |
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