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The most common Windows fonts

The most common font on Windows is the sans serif Lucida Sans at 100% frequency. The system interface font Tahoma is next in line, closely followed by sans serif font Arial, Mathew Carter's Verdana and Microsoft Sans Serif, the fifth most common Windows fonts at practically 100% frequency.

Most common fonts on Windows systems to 17 December 2011
Font nameInstalled (%)StackImage
Lucida Sans100.00%100.00%StackImage
Tahoma99.95%99.95%StackImage
Arial99.84%99.84%StackImage
Verdana99.84%99.84%StackImage
Microsoft Sans Serif99.79%99.79%StackImage
Trebuchet MS99.74%99.74%StackImage
Courier New99.69%99.69%StackImage
Times New Roman99.69%99.69%StackImage
Comic Sans MS99.48%99.48%StackImage
Georgia99.48%99.48%StackImage
Palatino Linotype99.42%99.42%StackImage
Lucida Sans Unicode99.37%99.37%StackImage
Franklin Gothic Medium99.27%99.27%StackImage
Lucida Console99.27%99.27%StackImage
Impact99.06%99.06%StackImage
Arial Black97.96%97.96%StackImage
Sylfaen97.80%97.80%StackImage
MV Boli97.75%97.75%StackNone
Estrangelo Edessa97.06%97.06%StackNone
Tunga97.01%97.01%StackNone
Raavi96.96%96.96%StackNone
Gautami96.91%96.91%StackNone
Mangal96.91%96.91%StackNone
Shruti96.80%96.80%StackNone
Latha96.70%96.70%StackNone
Kartika93.45%93.45%StackImage
Vrinda93.34%93.34%StackImage
Arial Narrow88.52%88.52%StackImage
Century Gothic87.74%87.74%StackImage
Garamond86.53%86.53%StackImage
Book Antiqua86.27%86.27%StackImage
Bookman Old Style86.01%86.01%StackImage
Calibri85.80%85.80%StackImage
Cambria85.69%85.69%StackImage
Candara85.43%85.43%StackImage
Corbel85.43%85.43%StackImage
Cambria Math85.32%85.32%StackNone
Constantia85.32%85.32%StackImage
Consolas85.27%85.27%StackImage
Monotype Corsiva83.33%83.33%StackImage
MS Reference Sans Serif78.62%78.62%StackImage
Segoe UI78.56%78.56%StackImage
Lucida Bright78.25%78.25%StackNone
MS Mincho78.25%78.25%StackNone
Lucida Sans Typewriter76.26%76.26%StackImage
Arial Unicode MS74.00%74.00%StackImage
Tempus Sans ITC72.90%72.90%StackImage
Kristen ITC72.38%72.38%StackImage
Meiryo UI72.28%72.28%StackNone
Mistral72.27%72.27%StackImage
Juice ITC71.91%71.91%StackNone
Papyrus71.02%71.02%StackImage
Bradley Hand ITC70.70%70.70%StackImage
French Script MT70.60%70.60%StackImage
Freestyle Script69.13%69.13%StackNone
Malgun Gothic69.11%69.11%StackNone
Microsoft YaHei69.11%69.11%StackNone
Jokerman69.08%69.08%StackNone
Microsoft JhengHei68.91%68.91%StackNone
Microsoft Himalaya68.71%68.71%StackNone
Vivaldi68.61%68.61%StackImage
Haettenschweiler68.55%68.55%StackImage
MingLiU-ExtB68.32%68.32%StackNone
MingLiU_HKSCS68.32%68.32%StackNone
MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB68.32%68.32%StackNone
PMingLiU-ExtB68.32%68.32%StackNone
Gisha68.12%68.12%StackNone
MoolBoran68.12%68.12%StackNone
SimSun-ExtB68.12%68.12%StackNone
Leelawadee67.92%67.92%StackNone
Microsoft Uighur67.92%67.92%StackNone
DFKai-SB67.72%67.72%StackNone
Franklin Gothic Book67.66%67.66%StackImage
Copperplate Gothic Light67.61%67.61%StackImage
Copperplate Gothic Bold67.56%67.56%StackImage
KaiTi67.52%67.52%StackNone
Maiandra GD67.40%67.40%StackImage
Eras Demi ITC67.35%67.35%StackImage
FangSong67.33%67.33%StackNone
Perpetua67.30%67.30%StackImage
Pristina67.19%67.19%StackNone
Felix Titling67.14%67.14%StackImage
Eras Light ITC67.09%67.09%StackImage
Franklin Gothic Demi67.09%67.09%StackImage
OCR A Extended67.09%67.09%StackImage
Edwardian Script ITC67.03%67.03%StackImage
Engravers MT66.93%66.93%StackImage
Rockwell Extra Bold66.82%66.82%StackImage
Rockwell66.77%66.77%StackImage
Franklin Gothic Medium Cond66.72%66.72%StackImage
Curlz MT66.51%66.51%StackImage
Lucida Handwriting66.51%66.51%StackImage
Blackadder ITC66.35%66.35%StackImage
Franklin Gothic Heavy66.35%66.35%StackImage
Franklin Gothic Demi Cond66.25%66.25%StackImage
Segoe UI Light62.97%62.97%StackNone
Batang62.84%62.84%StackNone
Segoe UI Semibold62.77%62.77%StackNone
Lucida Calligraphy62.58%62.58%StackNone
Cooper Black62.26%62.26%StackNone
SimSun62.26%62.26%StackNone
Britannic Bold62.16%62.16%StackImage
Viner Hand ITC62.16%62.16%StackNone
Broadway62.11%62.11%StackNone
Harrington62.11%62.11%StackNone
Wide Latin62.11%62.11%StackImage
Old English Text MT62.05%62.05%StackNone
Onyx62.00%62.00%StackNone
Bauhaus 9361.95%61.95%StackNone
Footlight MT Light61.95%61.95%StackImage
Playbill61.95%61.95%StackImage
Snap ITC61.90%61.90%StackNone
Algerian61.84%61.84%StackImage
Baskerville Old Face61.84%61.84%StackNone
Matura MT Script Capitals61.79%61.79%StackImage
Vladimir Script61.74%61.74%StackNone
Chiller61.69%61.69%StackNone
Harlow Solid Italic61.69%61.69%StackNone
Kunstler Script61.69%61.69%StackNone
Segoe Script61.66%61.66%StackNone
Bernard MT Condensed61.64%61.64%StackNone
Stencil61.64%61.64%StackNone
Bell MT61.58%61.58%StackNone
Informal Roman61.58%61.58%StackNone
Colonna MT61.48%61.48%StackImage
Segoe Print61.38%61.38%StackNone
Californian FB61.27%61.27%StackNone
High Tower Text61.22%61.22%StackNone
Ravie61.22%61.22%StackNone
Berlin Sans FB61.16%61.16%StackNone
Centaur61.16%61.16%StackNone
Niagara Solid61.06%61.06%StackNone
Brush Script MT61.01%61.01%StackImage
Niagara Engraved61.01%61.01%StackNone
Showcard Gothic61.01%61.01%StackNone
Gabriola60.99%60.99%StackNone
Iskoola Pota60.37%60.37%StackNone
Arial Rounded MT Bold60.27%60.27%StackImage
Mongolian Baiti60.18%60.18%StackNone
DaunPenh60.09%60.09%StackNone
Kalinga60.09%60.09%StackNone
Arabic Typesetting60.00%60.00%StackNone
DokChampa60.00%60.00%StackNone
Euphemia60.00%60.00%StackNone
Microsoft Yi Baiti60.00%60.00%StackNone
Nyala60.00%60.00%StackNone
Berlin Sans FB Demi59.80%59.80%StackNone
Bodoni MT Poster Compressed59.80%59.80%StackNone
Magneto59.75%59.75%StackNone
Gill Sans MT59.38%59.38%StackNone
PMingLiU59.22%59.22%StackNone
Aparajita59.21%59.21%StackNone
Calisto MT59.17%59.17%StackImage
Century Schoolbook59.17%59.17%StackImage
Script MT Bold59.17%59.17%StackNone
Goudy Old Style58.91%58.91%StackImage
Lucida Fax58.91%58.91%StackNone
Imprint MT Shadow58.81%58.81%StackNone
Gill Sans MT Condensed58.70%58.70%StackNone
Gill Sans Ultra Bold58.70%58.70%StackNone
Palace Script MT58.70%58.70%StackNone
Gill Sans MT Ext Condensed Bold58.44%58.44%StackNone
Goudy Stout58.39%58.39%StackNone
MS Gothic58.39%58.39%StackNone
Eras Medium ITC58.28%58.28%StackNone
Eras Bold ITC58.23%58.23%StackNone
Castellar58.18%58.18%StackNone
Forte58.18%58.18%StackNone
Rage Italic58.18%58.18%StackNone
Rockwell Condensed58.12%58.12%StackNone
Agency FB58.07%58.07%StackNone
Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed58.02%58.02%StackNone
Tw Cen MT57.97%57.97%StackNone
Tw Cen MT Condensed57.91%57.91%StackNone
Perpetua Titling MT57.86%57.86%StackNone
Gigi57.81%57.81%StackNone
Gloucester MT Extra Condensed57.65%57.65%StackNone
MS UI Gothic57.60%57.60%StackNone
GulimChe57.55%57.55%StackNone
Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold57.55%57.55%StackNone
MS PGothic57.44%57.44%StackNone
MingLiU57.44%57.44%StackNone
Gulim57.34%57.34%StackNone
MS PMincho57.34%57.34%StackNone
BatangChe57.29%57.29%StackNone
Dotum57.29%57.29%StackNone
DotumChe57.29%57.29%StackNone
Gungsuh57.29%57.29%StackNone
GungsuhChe57.29%57.29%StackNone
NSimSun57.18%57.18%StackNone
Bodoni MT56.87%56.87%StackNone
Bodoni MT Black56.71%56.71%StackNone
Bodoni MT Condensed56.66%56.66%StackNone
SimHei56.34%56.34%StackNone
DejaVu Sans35.70%35.70%StackNone
DejaVu Serif35.19%35.19%StackNone
DejaVu Sans Condensed34.94%34.94%StackNone
DejaVu Sans Mono34.94%34.94%StackNone
DejaVu Serif Condensed34.94%34.94%StackNone
Eurostile20.81%20.81%StackNone
Matisse ITC20.07%20.07%StackNone
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono18.76%18.76%StackNone
Bitstream Vera Sans11.74%11.74%StackNone
Staccato222 BT11.11%11.11%StackNone
Bitstream Vera Serif10.95%10.95%StackNone
Broadway BT8.96%8.96%StackNone
Square721 BT8.54%8.54%StackNone
ParkAvenue BT8.44%8.44%StackNone
MisterEarl BT8.23%8.23%StackNone
Calligraph421 BT8.18%8.18%StackNone
Cataneo BT8.02%8.02%StackNone
Ruach LET7.86%7.86%StackNone
John Handy LET7.70%7.70%StackNone
Rage Italic LET7.70%7.70%StackNone
Blackletter686 BT7.65%7.65%StackNone
La Bamba LET7.65%7.65%StackNone
Helvetica7.44%7.44%StackNone
Scruff LET7.44%7.44%StackNone
Westwood LET7.39%7.39%StackNone
Milano LET7.23%7.23%StackNone
Orange LET6.76%6.76%StackNone
Highlight LET6.71%6.71%StackNone
One Stroke Script LET6.71%6.71%StackNone
Smudger LET6.71%6.71%StackNone
Tiranti Solid LET6.71%6.71%StackNone
Academy Engraved LET6.66%6.66%StackNone
Mekanik LET6.60%6.60%StackNone
Quixley LET6.60%6.60%StackNone
Jokerman LET6.55%6.55%StackNone
Odessa LET6.55%6.55%StackNone
Pump Demi Bold LET6.55%6.55%StackNone
University Roman LET6.55%6.55%StackNone
Victorian LET6.55%6.55%StackNone
OldDreadfulNo7 BT6.50%6.50%StackNone
Baby Kruffy5.77%5.77%StackNone
Univers5.50%5.50%StackNone
Alba5.08%5.08%StackNone
Alba Super5.08%5.08%StackNone
Helvetica Narrow5.03%5.03%StackNone
Abadi MT Condensed Light4.87%4.87%StackImage
Alba Matter4.87%4.87%StackNone
Kabel Ult BT4.72%4.72%StackNone
Verdana Ref4.72%4.72%StackNone
Palatino4.66%4.66%StackNone
Times4.66%4.66%StackNone
Chick4.51%4.51%StackNone
Andale Mono4.25%4.25%StackImage
New Century Schoolbook4.25%4.25%StackNone
Frosty4.19%4.19%StackNone
Jenkins v2.03.98%3.98%StackNone
Pussycat3.98%3.98%StackNone
Croobie3.93%3.93%StackNone
Freshbot3.93%3.93%StackNone
News Gothic MT3.93%3.93%StackImage
Weltron Urban3.93%3.93%StackNone
GlooGun3.83%3.83%StackNone
Jokewood3.67%3.67%StackNone
Beesknees ITC3.62%3.62%StackNone
Fat3.56%3.56%StackNone
Poornut3.56%3.56%StackNone
Andy3.41%3.41%StackNone
Braggadocio3.41%3.41%StackImage
Kino MT3.35%3.35%StackImage
Georgia Ref3.14%3.14%StackNone
OCRB3.09%3.09%StackNone
Placard Condensed3.09%3.09%StackNone
MS Reference Serif3.04%3.04%StackNone
Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold2.94%2.94%StackNone
Pepita MT2.88%2.88%StackNone
Andale Mono IPA2.83%2.83%StackNone
GENUINE2.78%2.78%StackNone
Monaco2.67%2.67%StackNone
Abadi MT Condensed2.57%2.57%StackNone
Ubuntu2.57%2.57%StackNone
Desdemona2.46%2.46%StackImage
Ubuntu Light2.38%2.38%StackNone
Optima2.36%2.36%StackNone
Runic MT Condensed2.31%2.31%StackNone
Bickley Script2.25%2.25%StackNone
DomBold BT2.25%2.25%StackNone
Base 022.20%2.20%StackNone
Gill Sans2.04%2.04%StackNone
Chicago1.99%1.99%StackNone
Geneva1.99%1.99%StackNone
Mercurius Script MT Bold1.89%1.89%StackNone
CAMPBELL1.83%1.83%StackNone
Fine Hand1.83%1.83%StackNone
MARKETPRO1.73%1.73%StackNone
Helvetica Neue1.57%1.57%StackNone
Gentium1.52%1.52%StackNone
A Charming Font1.47%1.47%StackNone
Champignon1.47%1.47%StackNone
Apple Chancery1.42%1.42%StackNone
New York1.36%1.36%StackNone
Futura1.31%1.31%StackNone
Mead Bold1.15%1.15%StackNone
Hoefler Text0.89%0.89%StackNone
FIRSTHOME0.84%0.84%StackNone
Monotype.com0.84%0.84%StackImage
BudHand0.79%0.79%StackNone
DecoType Naskh0.79%0.79%StackNone
04b_210.58%0.58%StackNone
Minion Web0.58%0.58%StackNone
FreeSerif0.51%0.51%StackNone
FreeMono0.25%0.25%StackNone
FreeSans0.25%0.25%StackNone
Linux Biolinum O0.25%0.25%StackNone
Linux Libertine O0.25%0.25%StackNone
MgOpen Canonica0.25%0.25%StackNone
Terminal0.21%0.21%StackImage
Ubuntu-Title0.20%0.20%StackNone
Gadget0.10%0.10%StackNone
Textile0.10%0.10%StackNone

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