Choosing the Right Browser-Safe Standard Font

In order for a font to be displayed on a browser, it must be available on the user's machine. If the font chosen is not available, the text will display as the user's default and can throw off the layout of a webpage.

Therefore, in order to have control over the display of a webpage, it's important to use a "browser safe" standard fonts. Following is a list of browser safe fonts common to all versions of Windows and their Macintosh equivalents. Use the tool below to preview a paragraph formatted with one of these fonts.

Use this tool to preview various browser-safe font styles.

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