Common Fonts

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The following font samples include the Western TypeType and OpenType fonts pre-installed with Mac OS X Panther and Windows XP Professional, plus six fonts that are included with nearly all Linux distributions. A few other classic fonts are also shown.

Cursive

Apple Chancery
(Mac OS X)

Apple Chancery

Brush Script Mt Italic
(Mac OS X)

Brush Script Mt Italic

Zapf Chancery
(Non-OS-Specific)

Zapf Chancery

Zapfino
(Mac OS X)

Zapfino

Display

Copperplate
(Mac OS X)

Copperplate

Haettenschweiler
(Non-OS-Specific)

Haettenschweiler

Herculanum
(Mac OS X)

Herculanum

Impact
(Windows XP)

Impact

Papyrus
(Mac OS X)

Papyrus

Sydnie
(Windows XP)

Sydnie

Westminster
(Non-OS-Specific)

Westminster

Geometric

Century Gothic
(Non-OS-Specific)

Century Gothic

Futura Condensed Medium
(Mac OS X)

Futura Condensed Medium

Futura Medium
(Mac OS X)

Futura Medium

Grotesque

Arial
(Mac OS X)

Arial

Arial
(Windows XP)

Arial

Arial Black
(Mac OS X)

Arial Black

Arial Black
(Windows XP)

Arial Black

Arial Narrow
(Mac OS X)

Arial Narrow

Arial Rounded Mt Bold
(Mac OS X)

Arial Rounded Mt Bold

Bitstream Vera Sans
(Linux)

Bitstream Vera Sans

Franklin Gothic Medium
(Windows XP)

Franklin Gothic Medium

Geneva
(Mac OS X)

Geneva

Helvetica
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica

Helvetica Neue
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica Neue

Helvetica Neue Condensed Black
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica Neue Condensed Black

Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica Neue Condensed Bold

Helvetica Neue Light
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica Neue Light

Helvetica Neue Ultralight
(Mac OS X)

Helvetica Neue Ultralight

Microsoft Sans Serif
(Windows XP)

Microsoft Sans Serif

News Gothic MT
(Non-OS-Specific)

News Gothic MT

Nimbus Sans L
(Linux)

Nimbus Sans L

Swiss 721
(Non-OS-Specific)

Swiss 721

Univers
(Non-OS-Specific)

Univers

Handwritten

Chalkboard
(Mac OS X)

Chalkboard

Comic Sans MS
(Mac OS X)

Comic Sans MS

Comic Sans MS
(Windows XP)

Comic Sans MS

Marker Felt
(Mac OS X)

Marker Felt

Humanist

Frutiger
(Non-OS-Specific)

Frutiger

Gill Sans
(Mac OS X)

Gill Sans

Gill Sans Light
(Mac OS X)

Gill Sans Light

Lucida Grande
(Mac OS X)

Lucida Grande

Lucida Sans Unicode
(Windows XP)

Lucida Sans Unicode

Myriad Web
(Non-OS-Specific)

Myriad Web

Optima
(Non-OS-Specific)

Optima

Skia
(Mac OS X)

Skia

Tahoma
(Windows XP)

Tahoma

Trebuchet MS
(Mac OS X)

Trebuchet MS

Trebuchet MS
(Windows XP)

Trebuchet MS

Verdana
(Mac OS X)

Verdana

Verdana
(Windows XP)

Verdana

Monospace

Bitstream Vera Sans Mono
(Linux)

Bitstream Vera Sans Mono

Courier
(Mac OS X)

Courier

Courier New
(Mac OS X)

Courier New

Courier New
(Windows XP)

Courier New

Lucida Console
(Windows XP)

Lucida Console

Monaco
(Mac OS X)

Monaco

Nimbus Mono L
(Linux)

Nimbus Mono L

Ocr A
(Non-OS-Specific)

Ocr A

Old-Style Serif

Book Antiqua
(Non-OS-Specific)

Book Antiqua

Bookman Old Style
(Non-OS-Specific)

Bookman Old Style

Garamond
(Non-OS-Specific)

Garamond

Goudy Old Style
(Non-OS-Specific)

Goudy Old Style

Palatino Linotype
(Windows XP)

Palatino Linotype

Sylfaen
(Windows XP)

Sylfaen

Serif

Baskerville
(Mac OS X)

Baskerville

Big Caslon Medium
(Mac OS X)

Big Caslon Medium

Bitstream Vera Serif
(Linux)

Bitstream Vera Serif

Century Schoolbook
(Non-OS-Specific)

Century Schoolbook

Cochin
(Mac OS X)

Cochin

Cooper
(Non-OS-Specific)

Cooper

Didot
(Mac OS X)

Didot

Georgia
(Mac OS X)

Georgia

Georgia
(Windows XP)

Georgia

Hoefler Text
(Mac OS X)

Hoefler Text

Hoefler Text Black
(Mac OS X)

Hoefler Text Black

Nimbus Roman No 9L
(Linux)

Nimbus Roman No 9L

Times New Roman
(Mac OS X)

Times New Roman

Times New Roman
(Windows XP)

Times New Roman

Times Roman
(Mac OS X)

Times Roman

Slab Serif

American Typewriter
(Mac OS X)

American Typewriter

American Typewriter Condensed
(Mac OS X)

American Typewriter Condensed

American Typewriter Light
(Mac OS X)

American Typewriter Light

Rockwell
(Non-OS-Specific)

Rockwell

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