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RE: font preference

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From: Cohen, Lisa A.
Date: May 14, 2002 12:34PM

Two type faces designed specifically for the screen are Verdana (a sans
serif) and Georgia (serif).

My understanding is that sans serif is recommended for body text because
on-screen type has a rather limited number of dpi (compared to printed
type), so the serif features are created to use a greater percentage of the
pixels in order to be recognizable visual cues.

HTH. -Lisa

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From: Glenda Watson Hyatt [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 3:09 PM
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Subject: font preference


Hi all,

Has there been any research done into which font type is more readable on
the screen -- serif or sans serif? Of course, css should be used to set the
font type so that users can override ut. However, it would be nice to have
css use the "most prefered" option. Personally, I have always used Arial or
Helvetica. Simply wondering if there is any research suggesting the
contrary. Thanks.

Cheers,
Glenda

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