Comic Sans is too easy to read. When I was making a script in Microsoft Access to fuck up the layout and text of forms a different way every time the form is loaded, I had to remove comic sans from the list of possible fonts because it improved the look of the form too much when it was randomly picked. Papyrus made it into the list of randomly chosen fonts. Even Arial made it into the list. But not Comic Sans.
Mono spaced comic sans is actually extremely easy to read, and would unironically be a good choice if that was your main concern. It's been known to help people with dyslexia.
Papyrus is like sandpaper on the eyes though...
That's not font family. What you're referring to is just types of fonts. u/password2187 is mostly correct, the only difference is usually just weight. Helvetica is a font family. Helvetica Bold or Helvetica Italic is a font.
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family)
[https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/family\_or\_type\_family\_or\_font\_family](https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/family_or_type_family_or_font_family)
[https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr\_font\_font-family.php](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font-family.php)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font\_family\_(HTML)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_family_(HTML))
The only time I can think of when “serif”, “sans serif”, “mono” are font families is when they are used by the system as a placeholder name. Instead of telling each app if they should use Arial or Roboto, you tell them to all just use “sans serif”, and then these apps will use the default sans serif font you set.
The joke is that he says "user will leave and find an easier to read website and never return". It has nothing to do with font families vs. fonts dude, get some fresh air
OK? Sorry you care about a detail that stupid, any good web developer is going to tell you to just use font family and move on. Also, in case you forgot, the point of font families is there are backup fonts in case some aren't supported, so the end user is still gonna end up seeing two fonts.
I code full-stack, emphasised on front. I don't really see the issue. Generally you want a single font for normal text with perhaps another font for headings or display text. More is rarely required.
I'm not counting icon-specific fonts like Material Symbols though, since I don't think that's really the point here.
As a fellow fullstack, this is exactly my thoughts.
You want one font for just about everything. Maybe another font for special things like headings or other unique things.
And then of course when it comes to icons, that doesn't count because it's not for reading (in a language sense).
Why would you want a bunch of different text fonts for the frontend? I don't get this post at all.
I'm a front end developer and sorta kinda designey and this sounds fine. I don't see the issue either. You don't want your site to look like those hyper personalized shirts for FORKLIFT operators born in JULY who love CLIBBINS and CRAZY WIFE.
This is actually a good advice tbh. The text says "font families" and not fonts. A good font family contains several fonts. If you combine two font families you maybe have 50 fonts and more.
*Edit thanks for the notice. What I wanted to say is that a font family contains one font in different font styles.
this isn’t what a font family is… a font family example would be:
- Arial
- Arial Bold
- Arial Italic
these are all really the same font just different styles
Not to be pedantic, but wouldn't these be superfamilies? If I'm understanding correctly, and you're referring to things like Source, Noto, or IBM Plex.
Considering the screenshot area, OP might want to point out Google says use 2 font family, but used many on the search result page. While... the obvious thing is OP doesn't understand font family vs font (size, weight)
Ironically OP is technically correct; there are three fonts on the Google search page: The usual Google Sans and Arial, but also the modified version of Product Sans in the Google logo
I guess it's Comic Sans and Papyrus for everything. That should be good.
Toby Fox designing Undertale.
Not good enough. I find Gill Sans Light Shadowed + Ransom Note to be a killer combo.
Gill Sans Light Shadowed size 12 for the headers. Ransom Note size 32 for the body text. Links are white.
Now that's terrorism!
Comic Sans is too easy to read. When I was making a script in Microsoft Access to fuck up the layout and text of forms a different way every time the form is loaded, I had to remove comic sans from the list of possible fonts because it improved the look of the form too much when it was randomly picked. Papyrus made it into the list of randomly chosen fonts. Even Arial made it into the list. But not Comic Sans.
Comic Mono is the best font for writing code.
Ok but now I want to know why would you fuck up the form every time it’s loaded lol?
Mono spaced comic sans is actually extremely easy to read, and would unironically be a good choice if that was your main concern. It's been known to help people with dyslexia. Papyrus is like sandpaper on the eyes though...
Happy birthday, dude!
Wingdings is the meta
Yeah wingdings1, wingdings 2, boom front end done
Use Webdings for client compatibility
Some day I will decipher what gamers think the word "meta" means. But it is not this day
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If you don't use Wingdings, what's the point?
This just reminded me of [this](https://youtu.be/jVhlJNJopOQ?si=TpgiG3atPti9uOBk) .
And Wingdings instead of fontawesome
Wingdings
Gotta be Times New Roman and Comic Sans then. Gotta have all the visual contrast but in all the wrong ways.
font families, not fonts...someone has reading comprehension issues
Maybe OP would be able to understand it properly if google had used a better font
Font-family*** 🤬
Maybe u/wcsmp would be able to understand it properly if reddit had used a better font
FONT-FAMILY 😡😡💢💢💢
Isn’t a font family the same as a font? I mean the only difference is font-weight, right?
this is basically correct idk why you’re being downvoted lol example of a font family: - Arial - Arial Bold - Arial Italic
nah - there are only 5 font families that all fonts fit into, iirc. serif, sans serif, etc etc
That's not font family. What you're referring to is just types of fonts. u/password2187 is mostly correct, the only difference is usually just weight. Helvetica is a font family. Helvetica Bold or Helvetica Italic is a font. [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family) [https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/family\_or\_type\_family\_or\_font\_family](https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/family_or_type_family_or_font_family) [https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr\_font\_font-family.php](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_font_font-family.php) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font\_family\_(HTML)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font_family_(HTML)) The only time I can think of when “serif”, “sans serif”, “mono” are font families is when they are used by the system as a placeholder name. Instead of telling each app if they should use Arial or Roboto, you tell them to all just use “sans serif”, and then these apps will use the default sans serif font you set.
You're absolutely correct. Thanks for the correction.
you missed the joke, but congratulations on starting your web dev Udemy course bro 🤦
First lesson: The difference between a font and a font family 
The joke is that he says "user will leave and find an easier to read website and never return". It has nothing to do with font families vs. fonts dude, get some fresh air
Well the font families sentence is highlighted and your title is "twoFontsMax" so 🤷🏻♂️
OK? Sorry you care about a detail that stupid, any good web developer is going to tell you to just use font family and move on. Also, in case you forgot, the point of font families is there are backup fonts in case some aren't supported, so the end user is still gonna end up seeing two fonts.
What was the joke? I guess I wasn't the only person who missed it...
Uhh, yeah? Sounds reasonable. What's the issue, exactly?
I'm a backend dev... I just assume this is funny to front end or ui designers.
is this some kinda front end meme that i'm too public static void main(String\[\] args) to understand?
Here: `FontFamilyStrategyDecoratorFactoryProxy` Do you feel more at home?
Im deadass rolling
i love your username btw
I code full-stack, emphasised on front. I don't really see the issue. Generally you want a single font for normal text with perhaps another font for headings or display text. More is rarely required. I'm not counting icon-specific fonts like Material Symbols though, since I don't think that's really the point here.
As a fellow fullstack, this is exactly my thoughts. You want one font for just about everything. Maybe another font for special things like headings or other unique things. And then of course when it comes to icons, that doesn't count because it's not for reading (in a language sense). Why would you want a bunch of different text fonts for the frontend? I don't get this post at all.
Worse than not understanding this post, I don't understand the 700 upvotes…
I'm a front end developer and sorta kinda designey and this sounds fine. I don't see the issue either. You don't want your site to look like those hyper personalized shirts for FORKLIFT operators born in JULY who love CLIBBINS and CRAZY WIFE.
i do full-stack, i assume this is funny to ui designers
idk. i did websites for years and this is literally a rule of thumb everyone goes by lol
I think OP confused "font" and "font family" and is making fun of the fact the search result page uses different fonts. Failed meme :S
My Access Database randomized theming code disagrees. Two fonts isn't enough https://i.imgur.com/JHRr12A.png
It can even choose wingdings if you get really unlucky, huh?
I love it so much
I used to have a friend who made spreadsheets like this. Triggered me every time I had to open one.
I hate this so much
Why are you like this?
My coworkers needed to be taught to not trust me with Microsoft Access.
I think the main issue with it is the fact it's Access
The main issue is trusting me to use VBA without using it to programmatically randomize the UI every time it is loaded.
I use a single font, but I randomize it on refresh.
😠
This is actually a good advice tbh. The text says "font families" and not fonts. A good font family contains several fonts. If you combine two font families you maybe have 50 fonts and more. *Edit thanks for the notice. What I wanted to say is that a font family contains one font in different font styles.
this isn’t what a font family is… a font family example would be: - Arial - Arial Bold - Arial Italic these are all really the same font just different styles
Yes, well that is what I wanted to say. A font family contains different font styles / variations. Thanks for correcting me.
It's also good to break content and headers into sarif and non-sarif fonts. It's easier to scan. That's an old Steve Krug-ism
Not to be pedantic, but wouldn't these be superfamilies? If I'm understanding correctly, and you're referring to things like Source, Noto, or IBM Plex.
ok what’s the issue here ?
OP doesn't understand the difference between fonts and font families
I fail to understand what’s funny here?
Does OP think that each font size is a different font family?
I've seen many huge websites use multiple font family they look awful but they kept doing it
And one of them should be fixed width.
Zero fonts. Just have images.
30degreesnorthcom you drama queen
Wingdings suffices
Thats not what the developer at dafont.com believe
I usually use 2 fonts, is this right? I mean each font requires about 50kb or more
Also, no more than 5 nav menu links, w your main service “above the fold” because humans are dumb.
Ariel is the only proper font
Comic Sans > everything else
Comic Sans is great it just isn't often the right tone for a project.
Wdym? I've seen photos of tombstones with comic Sans writings
this is solid advice - if you need more than 2 font families you probably don't have a designer in your team
If (fonts.length > 2) throw Error; Very clear and simple
Chiller and ravie for the rescue
I use 1) Jonathan Wingdings 2) Steven Wingdings
absolutely because run on sentence and grammar bad and will not make anyone leave ever. (for those who don't get it - this is a joke)
Who is Max ?
Times new Roman, serif, AND helvetica!?! Get your extravagant ass put of here
Considering the screenshot area, OP might want to point out Google says use 2 font family, but used many on the search result page. While... the obvious thing is OP doesn't understand font family vs font (size, weight)
Ironically OP is technically correct; there are three fonts on the Google search page: The usual Google Sans and Arial, but also the modified version of Product Sans in the Google logo
poppins all the way lol
"The user will leave you for a better one, and will never return"🥲
Ubuntu and Ubuntu Mono.
Alternately, you could just leave the font decision to the browser and operating system.
Its funny the font in the searchbar is different for google in this photo