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Choosing a Typeface
for your Website
When choosing
a typeface, it
is important to
understand that a
browser will usually
only display it if it's
installed on that
user's computer.
Serif
Serif fonts have extra details on
the end of the main strokes of
the letters.
Examples:
Georgia
Times
Times New Roman
Sans-Serif
Sans-serif fonts have straight
ends to letters and therefore
have a much cleaner design.
Examples:
Arial
Verdana
Helvetica
As a result, sites often use a small set of typefaces that are installed
on most computers (shown above). There are some techniques to get
around this limitation (which are covered on pages 271-272).
It is possible to specify more than one typeface and create an order of
preference (in case the user does not have your first choice of typeface
installed). This is sometimes referred to as a font stack.
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