English Alphabet
Some common default fonts
Most fonts on this page are available by default on most browsers.
They are not the prettiest fonts on the web but, if you design a page with
these fonts - there's a very good chance your surfer will see much the same
as you designed.
All fonts are displayed here at 10pt.
Sans serif fonts
(Fonts without pointy or fiddly bits - serifs - on the sides.)
Sans-Serif
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Arial
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Verdana
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Comic Sans MS
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Serif fonts
(Fonts with pointy or fiddly bits - serifs - on the sides.)
serif
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Book Antiqua
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Bookman Old Style
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Garamond
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Georgia
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Palantino Linotype
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Times New Roman
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Courier New
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER THE LAZY DOG.
Courier New is as about as standard (proportional) as they come.
Note how all the lines are the same length regardless of capitalisation or italics.
All characters, even a single space character, are the same width.
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