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What font should Header be in?
Common choices for headlines are Georgia, Arial and Helvetica. Common choices for body copy are Georgia, Arial, Verdana and Lucida Grande. The most popular font size for headings is a range between 18 and 29 pixels. The most popular font size for body copy is a range between 12 and 14 pixels.
Does a sans serif font have a serif?
Sans-serif fonts are typefaces that do not have serifs on the ends of their letterforms. They are considered more modern and minimalist and are known for their high legibility.
What’s a good body font?
Choose a serif or sans serif font. Conventional wisdom says serif fonts are easier to read in print and sans serif fonts are easier to read on the web. Serif fonts are considered traditional while san-serif fonts are modern. Use your own judgment, but stay away from script or display fonts for body copy.
Which is the best font for page headers?
Headers are another story and Lato fits brilliantly as a header typeface. On the anynines website you’ll find Lato pretty much everywhere. The navigation, page headers, and even smaller copy sewn throughout the page. Lato is most impressive because of its versatility in header styles.
Which is the first sans serif typeface?
In 1928, Futura became one of the first popular sans serif fonts and other typefaces like Helvetica soon followed. Sans serif typefaces were controversial when they first appeared and were sometimes called “grotesque” typefaces.
Do you need different fonts for footer, widget and sidebar?
Some CSS would require to assign different font family to the body text of footer, widget and sidebar. For footer widget and sidebar widget, the CSS depends on what you have in there: text, lists, links etc IF you don’t want to change the title at the same time.
Are there any apps that use sans serif fonts?
Sans serif fonts also work well where there’s very little room for copy. Signs, text in apps, and names on maps tend to be sans serif. (There are exceptions, of course.