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Common Font Families on Macintosh

A List of the Font Families Found on Most Macintosh Systems

If you're going to use special font families in your Web pages you should be aware of the font families that are common to both Windows and Macintosh machines. That way, you won't be surprised by how your page looks in various situations.

Common Macintosh Fonts

Font Name Generic Family Screen shot
Arial sans-serif font-family: Arial;
Arial Black sans-serif font-family: 'Arial Black';
Charcoal sans-serif font-family: Charcoal;
Comic Sans MS cursive font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';
Courier monospace font-family: Courier;
Courier New monospace font-family: 'Courier New';
Gadget sans-serif font-family: Gadget;
Geneva sans-serif font-family: Geneva;
Georgia serif font-family: Georgia;
Helvetica sans-serif font-family: Helvetica;
Impact fantasy font-family: Impact;
Lucida Grande sans-serif font-family: 'Lucida Grande';
Monaco monospace font-family: Monaco;
New York serif font-family: 'New York';
Palatino serif font-family: Palatino;
Times serif font-family: Times;
Verdana sans-serif font-family: Verdana;
Symbol no generic font font-family: Symbol;
Webdings no generic font font-family: Webdings;
Zapf Dingbats no generic font font-family: 'Zapf Dingbats';
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