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To start, there are only a few dozen "core web fonts"[1] with which 99% of browsers will have. Then there are a handful of fonts specific to Windows/Mac/Linux,
by whichdan 15y ago
To start, there are only a few dozen "core web fonts"[1] with which 99% of browsers will have. Then there are a handful of fonts specific to Windows/Mac/Linux, which commonly will be in one but not the other.
For "fancy" fonts, Google Web Fonts[2] is a great resource - you can embed a font into your page, so it isn't dependent upon it already being on the user's system.
There's a lot of reading you can do on typography, but I'd recommend experimenting with different fonts (serif & sans-serif), sizes, letter spacing, line height, and other parameters to get a feel for what makes text readable. Try a few ideas you like, then stand a foot farther from your monitor and see if it still looks good.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_fonts_for_the_Web
[2] http://www.google.com/webfonts http://www.google.com/webfonts
- ameen 15y agoThank you. Btw, Do you use font stacks and @fontface kits? Also, what are your favorite fonts?
- whichdan 15y agoI don't design very often, but I usually stick to one or two fonts for an entire page, so I don't use too many non-standard fonts or font stacks. I've recently grown fond of Georgia, but besides that, I generally stick to Verdana and Trebuchet MS.