Although Courier New has a lower height, it remains legible, and is the de facto monospace font. Times New Roman is not safe to use inline without scaling. Based on Arial as the base font, Comic Sans MS, Georgia, Trebuchet MS and Verdana are safe to use inline. Please note, fonts that have the same cap height, do not always match in x-height, making them hard to mix inline without scaling. Here are the tags to use if you wish to change the font in the text of an article. Information relating to other platforms is very welcome. It focuses on fonts that are installed by default, as these provide a stable installed base. However, all fonts shown here are 16px, the browser's default.īelow are some personal writings on web typography, and its potential use on Wikipedia. Under Windows, the default fonts in browsers are normally defined as Arial at 16px for sans-serif, Times New Roman at 16px for serif and Courier New at 13px for monospace. Vector uses the definition of font-size: 0.875em, which translates to 87.5% of the default fontsize set in a user's browser. Likewise, the size of fonts are also subject to debates. The base font for these skins are simply defined as font-family: sans-serif.
This was true for Monobook, and still holds for Vector. This is because Wikipedia has never set an explicit font in its default skin. the use of fonts, on Wikipedia can often be a source of heated debates.
