Comments on: 15 Best Web Safe Fonts

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:41:05 +0000

Hey Tim, you are not limited to these fonts. These are just web safe fonts, meaning that pretty much all users coming to your website will already have them on their local machines. Consequently, they will always see the site the way you designed it. However, you can also implement custom fonts, where you have the choice of literally hundreds of different typefaces. More information here: https://createawebsitenow.com/custom-fonts-wordpress/

By: Thomas Rettig

Thomas Rettig — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:36:07 +0000

In reply to candace.

But… If you’re looking for default “non-soft” Proxima Nova, you can actually access for free on Google Slides, Docs, and Sheets…

By: Tim Hazael

Tim Hazael — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:49:59 +0000

Dear Nick,
Having trained as designer and typographer back in the 60’s when we were taught the beauty and readability of a typeface (in particular, Helvetica and my favourite Neue); it really depresses me that we are still limited to such visually boring fonts such as all of those recommended, including Arial. Why is this so? My Wife and I are in the process of re-designing our Company Website and am astounded that we are still bound the same old fonts. I thought that fax machines and CD players were out of date, but surely not fonts as well? Can you advise please?

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:47:57 +0000

In reply to candace.

Hey Candace, no, you need to purchase a license to use it. You can find the new version of this font here: https://www.fonts.com/font/mark-simonson/proxima-soft

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:30:00 +0000

In reply to Valerie. Hey Valerie, thanks for pointing that out. I just gave it a try and Google Fonts actually includes a fallback font in the CSS automatically. However, your comment is still helpful for anyone who is not too familiar with CSS and fonts.

By: candace

candace — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:47:57 +0000

Great article, thanks so much! Is the font used – Proxima Nova Soft – free for commercial use (i.e. websites)?

Thanks in advance.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 15:02:24 +0000

This is really BAD advice because unless you specify fallback fonts in the stylesheet (and you aren’t telling people how), the browser will use whatever is the default for the browser/machine.

Better advice, on the web if you want to use something besides Arial or Times, use Google fonts (like Roboto) and enqueue them. Then in the stylesheet:

font-family: “Font You Like”, “Times New Roman”, Times, “Alternate System Font”, serif;
or
font-family: “Font You Like”, Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, sans-serif;
or
font-family: “Font You Like”, “Zapf Chancery”, “Lucida Calligraphy” , script;

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:14:08 +0000

In reply to Ovi. Funny enough, this is one of our frequently asked questions. The answer is "Proxima Nova Soft".

By: Ovi

Ovi — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 12:43:31 +0000

What type of font are you using for this article?

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:56:09 +0000

In reply to kierra.

In that case, this post might be the right one for you: https://createawebsitenow.com/custom-fonts-wordpress/

By: kierra

kierra — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 19:40:02 +0000

Thanks, all of those are ugly lol, I need a font that’s cursive but is easy to read.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:21:35 +0000

In reply to shan.

You can find it here: https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/proxima-soft

By: shan

shan — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:20:03 +0000

In reply to Nick Sch"aferhoff. Proxima Nova Soft .. can i get it from you ?

By: Stefan Koopmans

Stefan Koopmans — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:53:47 +0000

In reply to Nick Sch"aferhoff.

Or try something like Fount (https://fount.artequalswork.com), I use it every day, very helpful

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:04:33 +0000

In reply to Sharon.

Hey Sharon, glad to be of help! Personally, I think there is nothing wrong with using custom fonts. Using different graphic assets is part of design and I like the possibilities that the numerous custom fonts give web designers. On the other hand, since users are generally getting more privacy conscious, it’s important to always have a fallback font for when the original typeface can not be displayed. Another possibility is to host the font files yourself so that no connection to Google or some other website is necessary. More information here: https://createawebsitenow.com/custom-fonts-wordpress/. Thanks for the comment!