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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 | 99.88% | | Stack | Image |
| Monaco | 99.88% | | Stack | Image |
| Courier | 99.75% | | Stack | Image |
| Lucida Bright | 99.75% | | Stack | None |
| Lucida Sans | 99.75% | | Stack | None |
| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 99.75% | | Stack | None |
| Times | 99.51% | | Stack | Image |
| Helvetica Neue | 99.26% | | Stack | Image |
| Verdana | 99.26% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial | 98.89% | | Stack | Image |
| Georgia | 98.64% | | Stack | Image |
| Times New Roman | 98.39% | | Stack | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 97.90% | | Stack | Image |
| Gill Sans | 97.28% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Narrow | 97.03% | | Stack | Image |
| Impact | 96.91% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Black | 96.79% | | Stack | Image |
| Courier New | 96.79% | | Stack | Image |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | 96.42% | | Stack | Image |
| Andale Mono | 96.29% | | Stack | Image |
| Futura | 96.29% | | Stack | Image |
| Marker Felt | 96.04% | | Stack | Image |
| Tahoma | 95.92% | | Stack | Image |
| Baskerville | 95.80% | | Stack | Image |
| Skia | 95.80% | | Stack | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 95.67% | | Stack | Image |
| American Typewriter | 95.55% | | Stack | Image |
| Apple Chancery | 95.43% | | Stack | Image |
| Optima | 95.43% | | Stack | Image |
| Didot | 95.30% | | Stack | Image |
| Hoefler Text | 95.30% | | Stack | Image |
| Zapfino | 95.30% | | Stack | Image |
| Papyrus | 94.93% | | Stack | Image |
| Big Caslon | 94.68% | | Stack | Image |
| Copperplate | 94.44% | | Stack | Image |
| Brush Script MT | 93.82% | | Stack | Image |
| Herculanum | 93.82% | | Stack | Image |
| Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN | 93.04% | | Stack | None |
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