Thread: Which Font do you use as standard on your website?

I have recently been looking over all my websites and have come to a decision that the font is really boring, what sort of stylish outside of the box font styles do you use on your websites to make it stand out?

I bet someone will reply without reading the thread with something stupid like, "Fonts are types of text that are used within webpages and documents"...



... But seriously, the only fonts I tend to use for webpages are usually Arial and if I'm feeling spontaneous then I may use Georgia.

I never really want to leave my comfort zone so I'd be interested to hear other people's views and see which fonts might be worth using in the future.

I thought much the same as you and did not want to move ouside my comfort zone but now when I look at any of my web pages I just see a run of the mill bog standard boring font that 99% of people are using.

I understand how you feel but I don't think there's any need to be different in the way of using a new font. If a font works and looks professional then stick with it.

Then again, if there are any other fonts out there that are compatible with all web browsers that do look good enough for potential clients to view then I'd be happy to hear some opinions.

From what I recall, there aren't that many cross-compatible fonts to use so the choice is pretty small. I try to use different fonts within images just to spruce up my websites a little bit.

For browser compatability you would use font stacking so if a font does not work in one browser it moves onto the next font in the list, I'm not 100% sure that Arial does look professional any more it is just the norm because that is what people expect, perhaps it is time to move onto google webfonts although I am not sure they are compatible with most browsers

I've never heard of Google Webfonts, what is that?

I don't know about moving away from something that is classed as normal. If it does the job then there wouldn't be a reason to change it. Then again that's just my opinion and I guess others would think different.

If you are using a font in a webpage that is only located on your computer no one else will see the font style but with google websfonts it is a centralised location for font styles that can be accessed at any time you only need to define the correct file path to that font which google gives you. So a unique font style but again I am not sure if it is compatible with all browsers. Another way to do it is to upload a font file to your server and point to it from there but I have never do that before.

I decide after study the design that what is best for it.

Originally Posted by nullifygirls

I decide after study the design that what is best for it.

But if you are stuck with the bog standard "compatible with all browsers type fonts" there isn't any need to study the design of the website.

I always use Arial Helvetica san-serif definition.
I think it's a font that is the most common, easiest to read (font-size 14 px and line-height 1.5 em or font-size medium). As a substitute for Arial sometimes I use Vedrana.

Well on some of my site's pages I use TAHOMA FONT italicized, I really like how this font looks, it looks nice and is not plain and boring TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT. Tahoma is a sans-serif font, however.

Just a suggestion that was given to me by one of my professors in college, I was taking an Advanced Composition and Technical Writing class and she presented us with a theory involving font selection as a means of drawing subtle attention to Titles, subtitles, category names, etc.

According to this theory the human eye is more trained and focuses in on fonts which are SERIF.

SANS-SERIF font's tend to not draw in the eyes attention upon first glance, upon someone looking at an article or any content online their eyes tend to automatically go to the words found in SERIF font before reading words found in SANS-SERIF font.

So the theory goes on to say that you should design whatever you are writing to include both types of fonts. Titles, Categories, Subtitles, Article Name, Etc. should be given the SERIF font and the actual article, paragraphs, sentences within should be given SAN-SERIF font. Now as far as I am aware fonts have no affect on SEO or site design, this theory is simply esthetic in the fact, tabulating that the human eyes head towards fonts to be in SERIF over SANS-SERIF. This is an idea that if implemented would be a site owner designing their site content for ease of the user. Something as simple as a having a SERIF font in your titles would make them be seen first and help in directing your site visitor towards navigating through your pages and easily reading through your content.

Do not be afraid to have more than one font on your site, good website design would be one which utilizes different font styles to present ideas, exclamations, or provide emphasis.

I Hope This Suggestion Helps In Your Endeavors!

Thanks,

BiologyWebmaster

I use mostly Arial and Verdana for article content; and Georgia, Times or Tahoma for titles. Sometimes I use only Arial for the entire website.

I use standart font sizes 10-12px. And I don't experiment with different styles, I use just one. People are interested in content quality, they don't about sizes or fgpont styles.

It really depends on what it is that you want your site to accomplish. If you're trying to convey a "spicy" look and feel, then by all means use a font that shows that.

But, if you're building a sales site of some kind, it's best to stick with fonts that everyone has on their computers and are extremely easy to read.

Tahoma, Georgia, Arial, and Helvetica are the standards.

Best,
--JR

I suppose I will have to resign myself to using a bog standard font for all the e-commerce websites I have, just so stick with the fonts that I know are legible and not change it to anything that could be difficult to read. chhers guys for your comments

I think it's a font that is the most common, easiest to read (font-size 14 px and line-height 1.5 em or font-size medium). As a substitute for Arial sometimes I use Vedrana.

Arial
Verdana
Georgia
Times
Tahoma

this all are most usable fonts for web content.

Fonts play a big part in websites since it’s something that someone has to read and it’ll be better if it’s not too ridiculous or too formal. It may vary on the purpose of your website – if you’re in the legal field then you have to use something that are applicable in formal documentation.