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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 Windows fonts
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 heavy sans serif font Arial Black and regular sans serif Arial. The classic typewriter font Courier New and serif font Palatino Linotype are in joint fifth place amongst the most common Windows fonts at 98% frequency.
Font survey statistics
These figures are the cumulative total of about 11 Windows survey submissions per week since June 2005, 2381 total. The Windows applet-based survey was introduced on 21 April 2007 and is currently recording the frequency of 281 of the most common Windows fonts.
| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Sans Serif | 99.62% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Verdana | 98.28% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Black | 98.07% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial | 97.98% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Courier New | 97.82% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Palatino Linotype | 97.82% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tahoma | 97.82% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium | 97.68% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Lucida Console | 97.65% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Impact | 97.56% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 97.48% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 97.44% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Lucida Sans Unicode | 96.14% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Georgia | 95.88% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Sylfaen | 95.49% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Times New Roman | 92.82% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Narrow | 87.74% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Century Gothic | 86.64% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Vrinda | 85.40% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Kartika | 85.28% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Book Antiqua | 85.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bookman Old Style | 85.09% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Monotype Corsiva | 82.55% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Garamond | 82.49% |
|
Sample | Image |
| MS Reference Sans Serif | 69.61% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Haettenschweiler | 68.08% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bradley Hand ITC | 61.72% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Papyrus | 61.59% |
|
Sample | Image |
| French Script MT | 60.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tempus Sans ITC | 60.28% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Copperplate Gothic Light | 60.03% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Perpetua | 59.65% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Book | 59.46% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Curlz MT | 59.21% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Edwardian Script ITC | 59.21% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium Cond | 59.15% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Felix Titling | 58.96% |
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Sample | Image |
| Maiandra GD | 58.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Engravers MT | 58.77% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Demi | 58.77% |
|
Sample | Image |
These are only the top forty fonts, see the full Windows font survey results (about 100 KB) for a complete listing.
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