Some tests by printer.com, via a post on CNET's Digital Media blog, found that the use of the 10-point Century Gothic font is 31 percent cheaper than using the default 11-point Arial font.. I kid ...

The inconsistent letter heights in Twitter's "Chirp" font don't seem to be intentional; they just set up weird contradictory hinting that confuses the Android and Windows font display engines into ...

(Hint: It's the one I'm attempting to use in the writing of this column.) The U.S. does, however, have an official font. Or did until a new font came along to steal the old font's job. Let me explain.

Century Gothic is apparently even more economical than a well-known "eco-font", and when printer ink can cost US$10,000 a gallon it's a great eco-friendly initiative that not only helps the planet ...

That is perhaps why Gothic type remains so strongly associated with Nazi-era Germany to this day. *Originally published Jan. 22, 2021, this article was updated Oct. 28, 2024 with proper formatting ...

This font saga dates back to 1948, when the Federal Highway Administration adopted Highway Gothic, a modified Gothic font, as its standard.

The font from this scene of Atlanta traffic has the older style Highway Gothic type font on their directional signage. (Getty) There have been six variations of Highway Gothic.

As a thin and light font, Century Gothic managed to beat out Econfont, which was specifically created to cut costs by spewing out less ink. But if Century Gothic doesn't look like the right style ...