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How sure can you be that the font you specify will be present on the end user's machine? This is the latest snapshot of the Code Style Windows font survey and should give you greater confidence in selecting a font.
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The most common reported font on the Windows platform is the system font Microsoft Sans Serif, reported in practically 100% of submissions. Mathew Carter's sans serif Verdana is in second position, followed by the Windows system interface font Tahoma and the classic typewriter font Courier New. Sans serif Arial completes the top 5 most common Windows fonts at 99% frequency.
Several font families not commonly recognised as Web safe fonts are reported with more than 97% frequency on Windows systems: sans serif Lucida Sans Unicode, monospace Lucida Console, serif Palatino Linotype and sans serif Franklin Gothic Medium.
| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Sans Serif | 99.67% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Verdana | 99.30% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tahoma | 99.25% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Courier New | 99.05% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial | 99.00% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 98.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 98.79% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Lucida Console | 98.54% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Black | 98.49% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Impact | 98.39% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Georgia | 98.29% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Times New Roman | 98.14% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Lucida Sans Unicode | 98.04% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Palatino Linotype | 97.98% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium | 97.87% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Sylfaen | 95.41% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Narrow | 88.55% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Century Gothic | 88.10% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Book Antiqua | 86.14% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Vrinda | 86.07% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bookman Old Style | 85.94% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Kartika | 85.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Garamond | 85.89% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Monotype Corsiva | 82.33% |
|
Sample | Image |
| MS Reference Sans Serif | 70.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Haettenschweiler | 68.36% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Papyrus | 62.57% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bradley Hand ITC | 62.46% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Unicode MS | 61.98% |
|
Sample | Image |
| French Script MT | 61.64% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tempus Sans ITC | 61.48% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Copperplate Gothic Light | 60.55% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Copperplate Gothic Bold | 60.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Perpetua | 60.16% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Book | 60.05% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Mistral | 60.00% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Edwardian Script ITC | 59.84% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Kristen ITC | 59.84% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Curlz MT | 59.78% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium Cond | 59.73% |
|
Sample | Image |
These are only the top forty fonts, see the full Windows font survey results (about 100 KB) for a complete listing.
