Common Web Fonts

By Xah Lee. Date: 2007-10-30. Last updated: 2024-10-05.

Here is a list of fonts that are available across Microsoft Windows, Mac, linux, or a Metrically Compatible Font is available and automatically substituted on these operating systems.

Standard Serif Font

Times New Roman
ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ
abcdefg hijklmn opqrst uvwxyz.
I love you. Questions & Answers, mn Ool10 1+2=3.

Standard Sans-Serif Font

Arial
ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ
abcdefg hijklmn opqrst uvwxyz.
I love you. Questions & Answers, mn Ool10 1+2=3.

Standard Monospace Font

Courier New
ABCDEFG HIJKLMN OPQRST UVWXYZ
abcdefg hijklmn opqrst uvwxyz.
I love you. Questions & Answers, mn Ool10 1+2=3.

Standard Emoji Fonts

Microsoft → Segoe UI Emoji
Apple → Apple Color Emoji
Google → Noto Color Emoji

〔see Unicode: Emoji Smilies 😄〕

Standard Unicode Symbol Fonts

Microsoft → Segoe UI Symbol
Apple → Apple Symbols
Google → Noto Sans Symbols

〔see Unicode: Math Symbols π² ∞ ∫〕

Default Monospace Font

Microsoft → Consolas
Microsoft → Cascadia Mono (Created in 2019. Open Source.)
Apple → Menlo (since 2009)
Apple → SF Mono (since 2015. but for Apple Inc use only.)