Fonts Grouped By Category
A much smaller list of fonts common to all computers, can be found here.

Scroll to the bottom for an explanation of which fonts to use for websites, print-outs, etc.

Note: If any of these fonts are not on your computer, you will be viewing "Courier New" font instead.

If you were to do an Internet search for different font types, you would literally find dozens of font categories but some of those categories could easily be combined into just one. For example, rather than listing separate categories for "Old Style Serif", "Slab Serif", "Transitional Serif", etc. we grouped all of these into the "Serif Font" category.
By doing this, we grouped all fonts into six categories:

• Blackletter Fonts
• Serif Fonts
• Sans Serif Fonts
• Script Fonts
• Decorative Fonts
• Monospaced Fonts


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * BLACKLETTER   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Blackletter686 BT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Lucida Blackletter
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Old English TextMT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SERIF   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Baskerville Old Face
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bell MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bernard MT Condensed
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


BernhardMod BT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bitstream Vera Serif
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Book Antiqua
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bookman Old Style
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Californian FB
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Calisto MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Elephant
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Garamond Antiqua
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Georgia
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


High Tower Text
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


LcdD
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Onyx
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Onyx BT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Palatino Linotype
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Perpetua Titling MT STD
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Rockwell
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Times New Roman
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Xerox Serif
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SANS   SERIF   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Agency FB
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Arial
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Arial Rounded MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Berlin Sans FB
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bitstream Vera Sans
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Century Gothic
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Eurostile
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Haettenschweiler
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Hippo
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Impact
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


MS Sans Serif
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


News Gothic MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Placard Condensed
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


QuickType
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Tahoma
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Trebuchet MS
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Tw Cen MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Verdana
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Xerox Sans Serif Narrow
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SCRIPT   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Artista
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Blackadder ITC TT
Blackadder ITC TT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bradley Hand ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Comic Sans MS
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Edwardian Script ITC
Edwardian Script ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Freestyle Script
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


French Script MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Informal Roman
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Kristen ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Kunstler Script
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Lucida Calligra
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Maiandra GD
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Matisse ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Matura MT Script Capitals
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Mead
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Mercurius Script MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Mistral
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Monotype Corsiva
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Palace Script MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Papyrus
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Parchment
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Pristina
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Rage
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Ribbon131 Bd BT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Script
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Tempus Sans ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Viner Hand ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Vivaldi
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Vladimir Script
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DECORATIVE   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Algerian
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Beesknees ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Braggadocio
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Broadway
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Castellar
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Chiller
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Colonna MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Cooper Black
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Desdemona
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Flexure
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Forte
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Gigi
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Gradl
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Harlow Solid
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Harrington
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Juice
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Kino MT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Niagara Engraved
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Niagara Solid
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


OCR A
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Playbill
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Ransom
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Ravie
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Showcard Gothic
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Snap ITC
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Stencil BT
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Terminal
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Transam
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Westminster
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Wide Latin
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MONOSPACED   FONTS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Andale Mono
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Consolas
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


Courier New
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


MS Gothic
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


MS Mincho
1234567890!@#$%^&*()
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Blackletter Fonts were popular many centuries ago and in fact, the Gutenberg Bible was printed using this font in the 1450's. Since it has been a long time since these fonts were commonplace, people today are not used to reading text in this style. Also, blackletter fonts are very complex and intricate which increases the difficulty in their readability. It's no surprise that traffic signs are not printed in this font.

Blackletter fonts are not recommended for any lengthy sections of text, and so you would never see these being used in an encyclopedia, newspaper articles, magazine articles and especially not for a website. You could use these fonts as a header in a website article but remember to use these sparingly.

So, what is the pupose of using blackletter fonts? Their style is extravagant and elegant, giving them a formal and dignified manner which practically ensures that these will be used for printing special documents such as diplomas, wedding invitations, etc.

Serif Fonts have small extensions at the tips of some letters.
(Note the red highlights in the graphic below.)

As a general rule, serif fonts look better when printed rather than being displayed on a web page but that hasn't stopped some website owners from using them, particularly Georgia font.


There's an interesting use for serif fonts if your site has a "printer-friendly" section. That is to say, if you have pages which people might want to print, you could put those same pages in another section but set them up with a "Times New Roman" font and people could print from that page.


Sans Serif Fonts (unlike serif fonts) have no extensions.
The general rule for websites is that sans serif fonts are the best font family to use for web pages.
Online, they are the most easily readable fonts and they are the ones to use if you are displaying large portions of text.
And we're not just saying that. We use Arial font as the principal typeface for all pages at www.1728.com.


Script Fonts are fonts that resemble handwriting.
For simplicity sake, we have combined the Brush Script, Calligraphic and Cursive fonts into this category.
Generally speaking, these fonts look much better when printed.
They are quite fancy and formal and look very impressive on invitations and greeting cards.

Still, online they can be useful as a header for a long block of text.

(See the graphic on the left.)

A script font header followed by sans serif text can break up the monotony of an entire web page that is set up totally of just one font type.


Decorative Fonts like the script fonts are not designed to be used for large blocks of text. You wouldn't expect a book to be published entirely in Braggadocio font would you?
Use decorative fonts in the same manner as you would with script fonts.
Incidentally, in the six groups of fonts that are listed above, we have included the display and fantasy fonts in the decorative font category.

Monospaced Fonts have precisely the same amount of horizontal space for each letter, unlike all the other fonts listed above, which are called proportional fonts. With proportional fonts, the letter 'w' takes up much more horizontal space than the letter 'i'.
By looking at the monospaced font group, you may notice that they are very plain-looking but monospaced fonts are handy to use if you need to "line up" data.

For example, here is five days of weather displayed with Arial font:

  Sat Oct 01 Fair
  Sun Oct 02 Sunny
  Mon Oct 03 Fair
  Tue Oct 04 Rain
  Wed Oct 05 Cloudy

Here is the same weather report using Courier New font:
  Sat Oct 01 Fair
  Sun Oct 02 Sunny
  Mon Oct 03 Fair
  Tue Oct 04 Rain
  Wed Oct 05 Cloudy

Do you notice how much more neatly and precisely all the letters and numbers line up?
So, this is the font to use if you need to display data in neat columns.
Actually, there are other ways to line up data neatly but this provides the quickest solution.


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