Different font families which are used are discussed
Serif fonts – They are used for long passages of text due to they being cursive or having small lines at the end of a letter’s main strokes. They include Times, Times New Roman, Georgia and their combinations are
•“Times New Roman”, Times, serif
•Georgia, “Times New Roman”, Times, serif
•Baskerville, “Palatino Linotype”, Times, serif
•“Hoefler Text”, Garamond, Times, serif
Sans-serif fonts – Sans-serif fonts are usually used for headlines, due to their clean and simple appearance. They include Arial, Helvetica and Verdana and their combinations are
- Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
- Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
- Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
- Tahoma, “Lucida Grande”, Arial, sans-serif
- “Trebuchet MS”, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif
- “Century Gothic”, “Gill Sans”, Arial, sans-serif
Monospaced and fun fonts – They are usually used to display computer code as letters have the same width similar to those on typewriters. Their combinations are
- “Courier New”, Courier, monospace
- “Lucida Console”, Monaco, monospace
- “Copperplate Light”, “Copperplate Gothic Light”, serif
- “Marker Felt”, “Comic Sans MS”, fantasy
Additional fonts – There are many thousands of fonts available and some prominent are
- Arial Black
- Arial Narrow
- Impact
Various font families are explained as