Body Copy Typeface for Blog
I’m looking for suggestions on what would be the most readable typeface for body copy on a design oriented blog my friend and I are working on. Obviously, going to need to be something users from different operating systems are able to see, and as of now would like to keep it around 10 or 11 points.
Basically, it’s a blog on Wordpress by and for student designers, and we’re about to pay so we can edit the CSS. The current template we’re using has Arial strung across it, and I can no longer take it.
So, body copy suggestion that will work at 10 or11 points? I’ve been going through the fonts on my computer and have some in mind, but am looking for some other thoughts.
10.Aug.2008 6.22pm
If you’re going for cross-platform compatibility (as you should), there are only a few typefaces on nearly all computers. The best ones for text out of that small bunch are Georgia, Verdana, Times (New Roman), Arial, Trebuchet, Courier (in my order of body copy preference). I would recommend Georgia or Verdana myself.
10.Aug.2008 6.32pm
Cross-platform compatibility is pretty much on the top of the list of priorities. I’m going to take a look at Georgia on the site now, as I passed it earlier I thought about, but never took a look at it.
What is the typeface for the posts in this forum? I can’t believe I can’t just look at it and know. I guess I’d rather ask than make a ridiculous guess.
10.Aug.2008 10.36pm
Well, The typeface used for (standard) messages within Typophile is ’Georgia’ as well. (So, If you like the type ’in here’, you sure like ’Georgia’. ;)
TypeTester may be useful.
Dav
12.Aug.2008 5.27pm
I was going to recommend Georgia before I opened the thread.
Consider 12 points, its comparable to 10 pt when printed. And I think extra leading (css property: line-height) is a must when designing for the web (I usually use 1.4em as a minimum).
12.Aug.2008 10.00pm
As of now, as I’ve been testing the CSS and previewing it, Georgia is definitely going to be the type of choice. Line height is something I need to take a look into, and I’ll give a look to 1.4em. Thank you very much.
14.Aug.2008 5.44am
Hi Dav,
thanks for the very nice typetester tool that you showed us!!
Cool.
Stefan