Web safe fonts are the best way to get a fast site as they load instantly across browser platforms. While custom web CSS fonts like Google fonts are getting popular, they do take time to load and can lead to a blank website look, while the font loads.
Though there are many claimants of web-safe fonts (like web safe colors), these are the fonts that will work across all platforms – Windows, Mac OSX, and Unix. Most lists will need to include several backup fonts, but these fonts do not need backups. They are all free fonts.
To add an Arial font to CSS, simply use this
font-family: arial;
Here is the list of web-safe fonts which are the best to use in your site design for reliable performance and quick loading site design. They have been displayed in normal, bold and italics format for better visualization.
Web Safe Sans Serif Fonts
The following fonts are web-safe fonts in sans serif style
- Arial
- Helvetica
- Verdana
- Tahoma
- Arial Black
- Trebuchet MS
See the styles below as they would look on a webpage.
Arial Heading
Arial
Arial Bold
Arial italics
Helvetica Heading
Helvetica
Helvetica Bold
Helvetica Italics
Verdana Heading
Verdana
Verdana Bold
Verdana Italics
Tahoma Heading
Tahoma
Tahoma Bold
Tahoma Italics
Arial Black Heading
Arial Black
Arial Black Bold
Arial Black Italics
Trebuchet MS Heading
Trebuchet MS
Trebuchet MS Bold
Trebuchet MS Italics
Web Safe Serif Fonts
The following fonts are web safe fonts in serif style
- Georgia
- Times New Roman
See the styles below as they would look on a webpage.
Georgia Heading
Georgia
Georgia Bold
Georgia Italics
Times New Roman Heading
Times New Roman
Times New Roman Bold
Times New Roman Italics
Web Safe Monospace Fonts
Courier New Heading
Courier New
Courier New Bold
Courier New Italics
Web Safe Cursive Fonts
Comic Sans MS Heading
Comic Sans MS
Comic Sans MS Bold
Comic Sans MS Italics