Most common fonts on Unix family systems to 6 March 2010
Font name Installed (%) Sample Image
URW Chancery L 97.19% 97.19% Sample Image
Century Schoolbook L 96.88% 96.88% Sample Image
URW Gothic L 96.88% 96.88% Sample Image
URW Bookman L 96.56% 96.56% Sample Image
Nimbus Mono L 95.63% 95.63% Sample Image
URW Palladio L 95.00% 95.00% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Mono 94.04% 94.04% Sample Image
Nimbus Sans L 93.47% 93.47% Sample Image
Nimbus Roman No9 L 91.88% 91.88% Sample Image
Bitstream Charter 91.06% 91.06% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans 91.02% 91.02% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Light 89.74% 89.74% Sample  
DejaVu Serif 86.12% 86.12% Sample Image
Courier 10 Pitch 83.33% 83.33% Sample  
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono 83.13% 83.13% Sample Image
Bitstream Vera Sans 81.88% 81.88% Sample Image
DejaVu Sans Condensed 81.70% 81.70% Sample  
DejaVu Serif Condensed 81.28% 81.28% Sample  
Lucida Bright 77.86% 77.86% Sample Image
Lucida Sans 77.86% 77.86% Sample Image
Lucida Sans Typewriter 77.86% 77.86% Sample Image
Bitstream Vera Serif 74.69% 74.69% Sample Image
FreeMono 73.88% 73.88% Sample Image
FreeSerif 73.88% 73.88% Sample Image
FreeSans 73.06% 73.06% Sample Image
Liberation Mono 72.77% 72.77% Sample  
Liberation Serif 72.77% 72.77% Sample  
Liberation Sans 71.91% 71.91% Sample  
Arial 67.19% 67.19% Sample Image
Courier New 66.25% 66.25% Sample  
Times New Roman 63.75% 63.75% Sample  
Verdana 61.88% 61.88% Sample  
Arial Black 61.56% 61.56% Sample  
Georgia 60.94% 60.94% Sample  
Trebuchet MS 60.63% 60.63% Sample  
Comic Sans MS 60.00% 60.00% Sample  
Impact 60.00% 60.00% Sample  
Andale Mono 59.06% 59.06% Sample  
Electron 56.41% 56.41% Sample  
Metal 56.41% 56.41% Sample  
Nice 56.41% 56.41% Sample  
Courier 41.88% 41.88% Sample Image
Utopia 40.94% 40.94% Sample Image
MgOpen Modata 33.62% 33.62% Sample  
MgOpen Moderna 33.19% 33.19% Sample  
MgOpen Canonica 32.77% 32.77% Sample  
MgOpen Cosmetica 32.77% 32.77% Sample  
Luxi Mono 30.94% 30.94% Sample Image
Luxi Sans 30.94% 30.94% Sample Image
Luxi Serif 30.00% 30.00% Sample Image
Helvetica 28.13% 28.13% Sample Image
New Century Schoolbook 24.38% 24.38% Sample Image
Domestic Manners 24.36% 24.36% Sample  
Times 23.44% 23.44% Sample Image
Dustismo 21.79% 21.79% Sample  
Fixed 21.56% 21.56% Sample Image
Linux Libertine 16.67% 16.67% Sample  
Linux Libertine C 16.67% 16.67% Sample  
Nimbus Sans L Condensed 15.74% 15.74% Sample  
Balker 14.10% 14.10% Sample  
Marked Fool 14.10% 14.10% Sample  
Penguin Attack 14.10% 14.10% Sample  
Isabella 12.82% 12.82% Sample  
Junkyard 12.82% 12.82% Sample  
DejaVu Sans Extra Light 11.91% 11.91% Sample  
Lucida Typewriter 11.06% 11.06% Sample  
Lucida 10.94% 10.94% Sample Image
Charter 10.63% 10.63% Sample  
ClearlyU 10.00% 10.00% Sample  
Terminal 9.38% 9.38% Sample  
LucidaBright 9.36% 9.36% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Condensed 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Light 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Sans Mono 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Serif 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
DejaVu LGC Serif Condensed 7.69% 7.69% Sample  
Garamond 6.87% 6.87% Sample  
Vera Sans 4.68% 4.68% Sample  
Vera Sans Mono 4.68% 4.68% Sample  
Vera Serif 4.68% 4.68% Sample  
Caslon 4.58% 4.58% Sample  
Monaco 2.29% 2.29% Sample  
Arial Narrow 0.76% 0.76% Sample