Commonly Used Font Combinations
The font-family property should hold several font names as a "fallback" system, to ensure maximum compatibility between browsers/operating systems. If the browser does not support the first font, it tries the next font.
Start with the font you want, and end with a generic family, to let the browser pick a similar font in the generic family, if no other fonts are available:
Below are some commonly used font combinations, organized by generic family.
Serif Fonts
| font-family | Example text |
|---|---|
| Georgia, serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Times New Roman", Times, serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
Sans-Serif Fonts
| font-family | Example text |
|---|---|
| Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Arial Black", Gadget, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Comic Sans MS", cursive, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
Monospace Fonts
| font-family | Example text |
|---|---|
| "Courier New", Courier, monospace | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |
| "Lucida Console", Monaco, monospace | This is a headingThis is a paragraph |