Megan — Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:50:58 +0000

Here's another survey: http://www.codestyle.org/css/font-family/index.shtml - very different results on this one with Garamond at 66%, Georgia at 73%, and TNR at 76% for Windows users.

The Webmistress — Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:48:33 +0000

According to Webmonkey the most commly installed fonts are:
Serif-
Georgia
MS Serif
Book Antiqua
Times New Roman
Sans-serif-
Verdana
MS Sans Serif
Arial
Trebuchet
although it doesn't say what percentages.

Megan — Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:36:57 +0000

Here's a site with a survey listing the popularity of various founds. According to this (and I can't find a date on it), 67% of users have Garamond installed while 58% have Georgia. 99% have TNR so that's always useful as a last option:

http://www.annabella.net/fontface.html

Who knows how accurate this is but at least it's useful as a guideline.

colorspots — Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:11:10 +0000

sorry i didn't make it clear but yes it is for html i am just trying to find some other alternative that would be acceptable to those who aren't enthused with verdana or tahoma.

The Webmistress — Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:09:01 +0000

If you are actually making graphics then you can use any font as it will display the same on any PC it doesn't have to be installed on their PC, however, if it is for normal html text then yes it does have to be installed. One way around it is to use a list of font's in the style sheet so that you use the font you want, then list common alternatives. Times New Roman is often the default font on most PCs. Don't know how many people will have Garmond (or Georgia is close) but I do!