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What is the best font for articles?

What is the best font for articles?

Best Google Fonts:

  1. Roboto. Roboto is by far the most downloaded and installed Google Font.
  2. Merriweather. Merriweather is a serif font with the sole purpose of being easy to read on screens.
  3. Lobster.
  4. Indie Flower.
  5. Inconsolata.
  6. Open Sans.
  7. Oswald.
  8. Raleway.

What font is best for Mac?

List of Recommended Fonts

Fonts Notes
Verdana Designed for monitors by Microsoft. Many sites on accessibility use Verdana.
Lucida Sans (PC)/ Lucida Grande (Mac) Relatively new font. Used as a Mac system font.
Tahoma Available from Microsoft
Georgia Serif. Designed for monitors by Microsoft.

What is the standard font for articles?

As others have mentioned, the standard font varies, but is usually a serif font such as Times New Roman, although sans serif fonts such as Arial and Helvetica seem to be gaining traction as well.

What kind of font does Mac OS X use?

TrueType fonts are Apple’s preferred type of font for Mac OS X. Most or all of the fonts that ship with Mac OS X are TrueType fonts. With TrueType, the font displays and prints smoothly (with no irregular jagged edges), no matter what size (such as 10 point vs. 13 point) or style (such as plain text vs. bold) you select.

How do you install fonts on a Mac?

Follow the steps below to install new fonts on your Mac. Open the Applications screen on your Mac and search for the Fontbook app. The app could already be available on your toolbar as well. Search the web for available fonts to download. Select the font you wish to download and follow the download procedures.

Can a.ttf font be used on Mac?

Note: Mac OS X believes that any font with a .ttf extension is a Windows TrueType font, so don’t use this extension for Mac TrueType fonts. These font files contain the PostScript instructions needed to print to PostScript-supported printers.

What does font manager do on a Mac?

As the built-in Mac font manager, Fontbook lets you view available Apple fonts, search for new fonts, disable certain fonts, and download fonts from the web. But for now, familiarizing yourself with the available fonts will help you decide if you need additional ones for your device.