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How sure can you be that the font you specify will be present on the end user's machine? This is the latest snapshot of the Code Style Windows font survey and should give you greater confidence in selecting a font.
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The most common Windows fonts
The most common reported fonts on the Windows platform are changing rank as the more comprehensive results of the font survey applet begin to affect the average frequency. The Windows system font Microsoft Sans Serif is reported in practically 100% of recent submissions, with the heavy sans serif font Arial Black in second place at 98% frequency. The serif font Palatino Linotype, Mathew Carter's Verdana and Franklin Gothic Medium complete the 5 most common Windows fonts at 97% frequency.
Font survey statistics
These figures are the cumulative total of about 7 Windows survey submissions per week since January 2004, 2724 total. The Windows applet-based survey was introduced on 21 April 2007 and is currently recording the frequency of 281 of the most common Windows fonts.
| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Sans Serif | 99.53% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Black | 97.72% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Palatino Linotype | 97.44% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Verdana | 97.36% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium | 97.30% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial | 96.92% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Courier New | 96.73% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 96.70% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Lucida Console | 96.59% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tahoma | 96.55% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Impact | 96.26% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 95.70% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Sylfaen | 95.34% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Sans Unicode | 94.05% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Georgia | 92.51% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Arial Narrow | 87.33% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Times New Roman | 87.08% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Century Gothic | 85.76% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bookman Old Style | 84.36% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Book Antiqua | 83.85% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Vrinda | 83.41% |
|
Sample | |
| Kartika | 83.22% |
|
Sample | |
| Monotype Corsiva | 82.61% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Garamond | 79.30% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Haettenschweiler | 69.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| MS Reference Sans Serif | 68.31% |
|
Sample | |
| Bradley Hand ITC | 59.93% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Papyrus | 59.74% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Tempus Sans ITC | 59.46% |
|
Sample | Image |
| French Script MT | 59.27% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Copperplate Gothic Light | 58.34% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Perpetua | 58.25% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Book | 58.06% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Edwardian Script ITC | 57.78% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Medium Cond | 57.78% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Curlz MT | 57.69% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Kristen ITC | 57.69% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Felix Titling | 57.50% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Demi | 57.41% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Engravers MT | 57.32% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Mistral | 57.32% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Rockwell Extra Bold | 57.32% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Eras Demi ITC | 57.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Eras Light ITC | 57.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Maiandra GD | 57.22% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Blackadder ITC | 56.94% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Rockwell | 56.01% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Juice ITC | 55.92% |
|
Sample | |
| Vivaldi | 55.36% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Demi Cond | 55.27% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Franklin Gothic Heavy | 55.17% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Copperplate Gothic Bold | 54.59% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Jokerman | 53.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Pristina | 52.66% |
|
Sample | |
| Arial Unicode MS | 50.99% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Freestyle Script | 50.70% |
|
Sample | |
| Calisto MT | 50.61% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Script MT Bold | 50.42% |
|
Sample | |
| Imprint MT Shadow | 49.86% |
|
Sample | |
| Gill Sans Ultra Bold | 49.58% |
|
Sample | |
| Palace Script MT | 49.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Castellar | 49.21% |
|
Sample | |
| Gill Sans MT | 49.21% |
|
Sample | |
| Goudy Stout | 49.21% |
|
Sample | |
| Goudy Old Style | 48.93% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Rage Italic | 48.74% |
|
Sample | |
| Forte | 48.65% |
|
Sample | |
| Gill Sans MT Condensed | 48.65% |
|
Sample | |
| Agency FB | 48.56% |
|
Sample | |
| Perpetua Titling MT | 48.37% |
|
Sample | |
| Eras Bold ITC | 48.28% |
|
Sample | |
| Eras Medium ITC | 48.18% |
|
Sample | |
| Gigi | 48.18% |
|
Sample | |
| Gill Sans MT Ext Condensed Bold | 48.09% |
|
Sample | |
| OCR A Extended | 48.09% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Gill Sans Ultra Bold Condensed | 47.90% |
|
Sample | |
| Rockwell Condensed | 47.90% |
|
Sample | |
| Tw Cen MT Condensed | 47.81% |
|
Sample | |
| Viner Hand ITC | 47.81% |
|
Sample | |
| Tw Cen MT | 47.72% |
|
Sample | |
| Tw Cen MT Condensed Extra Bold | 47.62% |
|
Sample | |
| Gloucester MT Extra Condensed | 47.53% |
|
Sample | |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | 47.25% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Broadway | 47.25% |
|
Sample | |
| Cooper Black | 47.16% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Calligraphy | 47.16% |
|
Sample | |
| Century Schoolbook | 47.10% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Algerian | 47.06% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Brush Script MT | 47.06% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Wide Latin | 47.06% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Snap ITC | 46.88% |
|
Sample | |
| Britannic Bold | 46.78% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bauhaus 93 | 46.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Harrington | 46.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Onyx | 46.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Chiller | 46.60% |
|
Sample | |
| Playbill | 46.60% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bernard MT Condensed | 46.51% |
|
Sample | |
| Matura MT Script Capitals | 46.51% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Baskerville Old Face | 46.32% |
|
Sample | |
| Old English Text MT | 46.32% |
|
Sample | |
| Harlow Solid Italic | 46.23% |
|
Sample | |
| Vladimir Script | 46.23% |
|
Sample | |
| Informal Roman | 46.04% |
|
Sample | |
| Kunstler Script | 46.04% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Handwriting | 46.04% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Stencil | 45.29% |
|
Sample | |
| Bell MT | 45.11% |
|
Sample | |
| Footlight MT Light | 45.11% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bodoni MT Condensed | 45.01% |
|
Sample | |
| Bodoni MT | 44.92% |
|
Sample | |
| Bodoni MT Black | 44.92% |
|
Sample | |
| Centaur | 44.92% |
|
Sample | |
| Colonna MT | 44.64% |
|
Sample | Image |
| High Tower Text | 44.45% |
|
Sample | |
| Showcard Gothic | 44.45% |
|
Sample | |
| Californian FB | 44.36% |
|
Sample | |
| Berlin Sans FB | 44.27% |
|
Sample | |
| Ravie | 44.27% |
|
Sample | |
| Niagara Engraved | 43.90% |
|
Sample | |
| Niagara Solid | 43.80% |
|
Sample | |
| Berlin Sans FB Demi | 43.52% |
|
Sample | |
| Magneto | 43.34% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Fax | 42.68% |
|
Sample | |
| Calibri | 42.03% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bodoni MT Poster Compressed | 41.85% |
|
Sample | |
| Consolas | 41.69% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Cambria | 41.60% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Candara | 41.43% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Corbel | 41.26% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Constantia | 40.75% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Segoe UI | 33.93% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Terminal | 31.42% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Bitstream Vera Sans Mono | 29.64% |
|
Sample | |
| Bitstream Vera Sans | 26.47% |
|
Sample | |
| Bitstream Vera Serif | 26.28% |
|
Sample | |
| Eurostile | 21.62% |
|
Sample | |
| Matisse ITC | 20.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Abadi MT Condensed Light | 13.51% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Staccato222 BT | 13.26% |
|
Sample | |
| Baby Kruffy | 12.30% |
|
Sample | |
| Alba Super | 11.46% |
|
Sample | |
| Alba | 11.18% |
|
Sample | |
| Alba Matter | 11.09% |
|
Sample | |
| Braggadocio | 10.90% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Frosty | 10.62% |
|
Sample | |
| Chick | 10.44% |
|
Sample | |
| Weltron Urban | 10.25% |
|
Sample | |
| Croobie | 9.88% |
|
Sample | |
| Freshbot | 9.88% |
|
Sample | |
| Fat | 9.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Jenkins v2.0 | 9.69% |
|
Sample | |
| Pussycat | 9.69% |
|
Sample | |
| GlooGun | 9.60% |
|
Sample | |
| Jokewood | 9.60% |
|
Sample | |
| Broadway BT | 9.45% |
|
Sample | |
| Poornut | 9.32% |
|
Sample | |
| Calligraph421 BT | 8.87% |
|
Sample | |
| Square721 BT | 8.78% |
|
Sample | |
| Cataneo BT | 8.40% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Bright | 8.39% |
|
Sample | |
| ParkAvenue BT | 8.30% |
|
Sample | |
| MisterEarl BT | 8.29% |
|
Sample | |
| Blackletter686 BT | 8.21% |
|
Sample | |
| Desdemona | 7.45% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Helvetica | 7.36% |
|
Sample | |
| John Handy LET | 7.25% |
|
Sample | |
| Rage Italic LET | 7.16% |
|
Sample | |
| OldDreadfulNo7 BT | 7.06% |
|
Sample | |
| Scruff LET | 7.06% |
|
Sample | |
| Westwood LET | 7.06% |
|
Sample | |
| Mekanik LET | 6.97% |
|
Sample | |
| Ruach LET | 6.97% |
|
Sample | |
| One Stroke Script LET | 6.87% |
|
Sample | |
| La Bamba LET | 6.77% |
|
Sample | |
| Milano LET | 6.77% |
|
Sample | |
| Tiranti Solid LET | 6.77% |
|
Sample | |
| Jokerman LET | 6.58% |
|
Sample | |
| Smudger LET | 6.58% |
|
Sample | |
| University Roman LET | 6.58% |
|
Sample | |
| Highlight LET | 6.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Orange LET | 6.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Pump Demi Bold LET | 6.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Victorian LET | 6.49% |
|
Sample | |
| Academy Engraved LET | 6.39% |
|
Sample | |
| Quixley LET | 6.39% |
|
Sample | |
| Univers | 6.34% |
|
Sample | |
| Odessa LET | 6.30% |
|
Sample | |
| Verdana Ref | 6.30% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Sans | 6.09% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Kabel Ult BT | 5.92% |
|
Sample | |
| Andale Mono IPA | 4.96% |
|
Sample | |
| Helvetica Narrow | 4.75% |
|
Sample | |
| Beesknees ITC | 4.68% |
|
Sample | |
| Georgia Ref | 4.68% |
|
Sample | |
| Abadi MT Condensed Extra Bold | 4.48% |
|
Sample | |
| Kino MT | 4.29% |
|
Sample | Image |
| MS Reference Serif | 4.29% |
|
Sample | |
| Times | 4.19% |
|
Sample | |
| News Gothic MT | 3.82% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Palatino | 3.82% |
|
Sample | |
| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 3.80% |
|
Sample | Image |
| New Century Schoolbook | 3.54% |
|
Sample | |
| Abadi MT Condensed | 3.53% |
|
Sample | |
| Pepita MT | 3.53% |
|
Sample | |
| Andy | 3.44% |
|
Sample | |
| OCRB | 3.44% |
|
Sample | |
| Andale Mono | 3.26% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Placard Condensed | 3.15% |
|
Sample | |
| Optima | 3.08% |
|
Sample | |
| Bickley Script | 2.77% |
|
Sample | |
| Fine Hand | 2.67% |
|
Sample | |
| GENUINE | 2.67% |
|
Sample | |
| Runic MT Condensed | 2.67% |
|
Sample | |
| Gill Sans | 2.61% |
|
Sample | |
| Monaco | 2.14% |
|
Sample | |
| Base 02 | 2.00% |
|
Sample | |
| DomBold BT | 2.00% |
|
Sample | |
| Chicago | 1.96% |
|
Sample | |
| Geneva | 1.86% |
|
Sample | |
| A Charming Font | 1.81% |
|
Sample | |
| Mercurius Script MT Bold | 1.62% |
|
Sample | |
| Apple Chancery | 1.58% |
|
Sample | |
| New York | 1.58% |
|
Sample | |
| BudHand | 1.53% |
|
Sample | |
| CAMPBELL | 1.53% |
|
Sample | |
| Helvetica Neue | 1.49% |
|
Sample | |
| MARKETPRO | 1.43% |
|
Sample | |
| Futura | 1.40% |
|
Sample | |
| Hoefler Text | 1.21% |
|
Sample | |
| Monotype.com | 0.93% |
|
Sample | Image |
| FIRSTHOME | 0.86% |
|
Sample | |
| Mead Bold | 0.76% |
|
Sample | |
| 04b_21 | 0.67% |
|
Sample | |
| Champignon | 0.29% |
|
Sample | |
| Gadget | 0.19% |
|
Sample | |
| Minion Web | 0.19% |
|
Sample | |
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