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The default KDE font is Noto Sans, which is a professionally designed font commissioned by Google and is used in various Google projects, including ChromeOS.
by revertmean 3y ago
The default KDE font is Noto Sans, which is a professionally designed font commissioned by Google and is used in various Google projects, including ChromeOS.
- veave 3y agoNoto Sans is a "version" of Arial and is inappropriate for a user interface. I have looked at screenshots of ChromeOS and, for obvious reasons, they don't seem to be using it - they use Roboto and Product Sans just like they do in Android.
- RedShift1 3y agoWhy is Noto Sans inappropriate? Also you can just change the font to your own preference.
- mattkevan 3y agoI agree it’s not a good UI font, but it’s absolutely not a version of Arial. Arial is a knock-off of Helvetica. Noto is a variant of Open Sans with a much wider symbol set. A font specifically designed for UI like Inter would be better choice as it’s a bit more compact and better for information density.
- Sunspark 3y agoIt is not a version of Arial! Noto sans is derived from Droid Sans and Open Sans, all by Steve Mattheson. That said, I don't use Noto and I replaced it with Tahoma. :)
- veave 3y agoYes I know it's not a version exactly which is why I quoted it. What I meant is that this style of font is soooo generic at this point that it screams cheap
- epgui 3y agoIt's still a very-horrible system UI typeface.