Typeface Comparison: Web Fonts... Tahoma vs. Verdana (IMAGE)

Posted by Joma in

15 Feb 2011 — 8:31am

Ok, so it is that inevitable time in every brand's life when it must be made into a website.

In this case the printed materials would use Gotham Narrow as a body copy font. The question is, which is more like Gotham Narrow: Tahoma or Verdana, and why?

I have adjusted size and tracking to get all three into the same basic space and configuration. Please forgive any little issues.

I am eagerly awaiting interesting comparative notes. Thanks in advance!

riccard0
15 Feb 2011 — 8:42am

I would say Tahoma. But I don't know how many non-Windows users will have it on their systems.

Joma
15 Feb 2011 — 10:14am

True. Geneva as a back-up?

riccard0
15 Feb 2011 — 11:30am

Keep in mind that Geneva only comes in Regular. Also I don't know how many Linux or mobile users you are expecting.
Maybe in the end Verdana is the safer bet.

Té Rowan
15 Feb 2011 — 12:49pm

Unix/Linux users might not be a great problem, not while the Core Fonts Project exists, anyway.

Joma
16 Feb 2011 — 12:21am

Hmmm... perhaps Tahoma with a Verdana back up is the safest then. On the web Tahoma isn't used very commonly – probably for this reason – but that gives it a bit of an edge in uniqueness.

spiral
16 Feb 2011 — 1:37am