In this specific case the author exported a Microsoft Office document into HTML. The font is 12.0pt Times New Roman because it was specified by Microsoft office

In this specific case the author exported a Microsoft Office document into HTML. The font is 12.0pt Times New Roman because it was specified by Microsoft office https://www.jsoftware.com/help/jforc/stylesheet.htm https://www.jsoftware.com/help/jforc/stylesheet.htm (you might need to 'view source').