To serif or to sans serif? That is one of many questions when it comes to choosing the right font for your website. In theory Sans Serif works best online and the opposite is true of print - where Serif fonts dominate. More on print later. For now lets assume that the rules for print and web design with regards to fonts differ.
I found this nifty site which gives you an idea of what a font looks like online Typesetter.org. This site not only gives you a comparison of three fonts concurrently, it also gives you a glance of the derivations of each font. Bold, Italic, Small Caps Italic and so on. You can play with the kerning, colour, decoration and other elements.
Another good lead is identifont. It is a directory of digital fonts. Several methods are used to select the correct font for your site and purpose.
Why not see how different fonts are employed on the one page by Combining Fonts.
Typography can add alot of pizzazz to your site however it is important to stress that not all browsers or operating systems support all fonts. Timeless, web-safe fonts include: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet MS, Gill Sans, Verdana, Palatino Linotype and Georgia. Ensure you select more than one backup font when creating your Cascading Style Sheet.
If you still would like to use that 'special font' that you can't live without, then have a look at this @font-face
I found this nifty site which gives you an idea of what a font looks like online Typesetter.org. This site not only gives you a comparison of three fonts concurrently, it also gives you a glance of the derivations of each font. Bold, Italic, Small Caps Italic and so on. You can play with the kerning, colour, decoration and other elements.
Another good lead is identifont. It is a directory of digital fonts. Several methods are used to select the correct font for your site and purpose.
Why not see how different fonts are employed on the one page by Combining Fonts.
Typography can add alot of pizzazz to your site however it is important to stress that not all browsers or operating systems support all fonts. Timeless, web-safe fonts include: Arial, Helvetica, Trebuchet MS, Gill Sans, Verdana, Palatino Linotype and Georgia. Ensure you select more than one backup font when creating your Cascading Style Sheet.
If you still would like to use that 'special font' that you can't live without, then have a look at this @font-face
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