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Common Font Families on Windows

A List of the Font Families Found on Most Windows 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 Windows Fonts

Font Name Generic Family Screen shot
Arial sans-serif font-family: Arial;
Arial Black sans-serif font-family: 'Arial Black';
Book Antiqua serif font-family: 'Book Antiqua';
Comic Sans MS cursive font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';
Courier New monospace font-family: 'Courier New';
Georgia serif font-family: Georgia;
Impact fantasy font-family: Impact;
Lucida Console monospace font-family: 'Lucida Console';
Lucida Sans Unicode sans-serif font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode';
MS Sans Serif sans-serif font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';
MS Serif serif font-family: 'MS Serif';
Palatino Linotype serif font-family: 'Palatino Linotype';
Tahoma sans-serif font-family: Tahoma;
Times New Roman serif font-family: 'Times New Roman';
Trebuchet MS sans-serif font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';
Verdana sans-serif font-family: Verdana;
Symbol no generic font font-family: Symbol;
Webdings no generic font font-family: Webdings;
Wingdings no generic font font-family: Wingdings;
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