Most common fonts on Unix family systems to 6 February 2010
Font name Installed (%) Sample Image
URW Chancery L 96.57% 96.57% Sample Image
URW Gothic L 96.26% 96.26% Sample Image
Century Schoolbook L 95.95% 95.95% Sample Image
URW Bookman L 95.64% 95.64% Sample Image
Nimbus Mono L 95.33% 95.33% Sample Image
URW Palladio L 94.39% 94.39% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Mono 93.81% 93.81% Sample Image
Nimbus Sans L 93.22% 93.22% Sample Image
Nimbus Roman No9 L 90.97% 90.97% Sample Image
Bitstream Charter 90.71% 90.71% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans 90.68% 90.68% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Light 88.41% 88.41% Sample  
DejaVu Serif 85.59% 85.59% Sample Image
Courier 10 Pitch 84.06% 84.06% Sample  
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 83.49% 83.49% Sample Image
Bitstream Vera Sans 82.24% 82.24% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Condensed 80.97% 80.97% Sample  
DejaVu Serif Condensed 80.53% 80.53% Sample  
Lucida Bright 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Lucida Sans 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Lucida Sans Typewriter 77.87% 77.87% Sample Image
Bitstream Vera Serif 74.45% 74.45% Sample Image
FreeMono 73.31% 73.31% Sample Image
FreeSerif 73.31% 73.31% Sample Image
Liberation Mono 73.01% 73.01% Sample  
Liberation Serif 73.01% 73.01% Sample  
FreeSans 72.46% 72.46% Sample Image
Liberation Sans 72.12% 72.12% Sample  
Arial 67.29% 67.29% Sample Image
Courier New 66.36% 66.36% Sample  
Times New Roman 63.86% 63.86% Sample  
Verdana 61.99% 61.99% Sample  
Arial Black 61.37% 61.37% Sample  
Georgia 60.75% 60.75% Sample  
Trebuchet MS 60.44% 60.44% Sample  
Comic Sans MS 59.81% 59.81% Sample  
Impact 59.81% 59.81% Sample  
Electron 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Metal 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Nice 59.42% 59.42% Sample  
Andale Mono 58.88% 58.88% Sample  
Courier 43.93% 43.93% Sample Image
Utopia 40.81% 40.81% Sample Image
MgOpen Modata 34.07% 34.07% Sample  
MgOpen Moderna 33.63% 33.63% Sample  
MgOpen Canonica 33.19% 33.19% Sample  
MgOpen Cosmetica 33.19% 33.19% Sample  
Luxi Mono 30.53% 30.53% Sample Image
Luxi Sans 30.53% 30.53% Sample Image
Helvetica 29.91% 29.91% Sample Image
Luxi Serif 29.60% 29.60% Sample Image
New Century Schoolbook 25.23% 25.23% Sample Image
Times 24.92% 24.92% Sample Image
Domestic Manners 23.19% 23.19% Sample  
Fixed 22.74% 22.74% Sample Image
Dustismo 20.29% 20.29% Sample  
Nimbus Sans L Condensed 15.93% 15.93% Sample  
Linux Libertine 14.49% 14.49% Sample  
Linux Libertine C 14.49% 14.49% Sample  
Balker 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Marked Fool 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
Penguin Attack 13.04% 13.04% Sample  
DejaVu Sans Extra Light 12.39% 12.39% Sample  
Lucida 11.84% 11.84% Sample Image
Junkyard 11.59% 11.59% Sample  
Lucida Typewriter 11.50% 11.50% Sample  
Charter 11.21% 11.21% Sample  
ClearlyU 10.59% 10.59% Sample  
Terminal 10.59% 10.59% Sample  
Isabella 10.14% 10.14% Sample  
LucidaBright 9.73% 9.73% Sample  
Garamond 7.38% 7.38% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Condensed 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Light 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Mono 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Serif 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Serif Condensed 7.25% 7.25% Sample  
Caslon 4.92% 4.92% Sample  
Vera Sans 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Vera Sans Mono 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Vera Serif 4.87% 4.87% Sample  
Monaco 2.46% 2.46% Sample  
Arial Narrow 0.82% 0.82% Sample