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How sure can you be that the font you specify will be present on the end user's machine? This is the latest snapshot of the Code Style Mac font survey and should give you greater confidence in selecting a font.
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The most common Mac fonts
The most common fonts reported for the Mac platform is the monospace font Monaco at 97% frequency. This is followed by the Microsoft sans serif font Arial and heavy sans serif Arial Black. The typewriter style Courier and classic sans serif font Helvetica complete the 5 most common Mac fonts at 96%.
Survey statistics
These figures are the cumulative total of about 2 Mac survey submissions per week since January 2004, 645 total. The Mac font survey applet was introduced on 12 May 2007 and is currently recording the frequency of 97 of the most common Mac fonts.
| Font name | Installed (%) | Sample | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco | 96.74% |
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Sample | Image |
| Arial | 96.43% |
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Sample | Image |
| Arial Black | 96.28% |
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Sample | Image |
| Courier | 96.28% |
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Sample | Image |
| Helvetica | 96.12% |
|
Sample | Image |
| Verdana | 94.26% |
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Sample | Image |
| Georgia | 93.64% |
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Sample | Image |
| Trebuchet MS | 92.87% |
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Sample | Image |
| Helvetica Neue | 92.65% |
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Sample | Image |
| Courier New | 92.40% |
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Sample | Image |
| Comic Sans MS | 92.09% |
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Sample | Image |
| Gill Sans | 91.91% |
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Sample | Image |
| Geneva | 91.78% |
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Sample | Image |
| Lucida Bright | 91.67% |
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Sample | |
| Arial Narrow | 91.16% |
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Sample | Image |
| Lucida Sans | 90.63% |
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Sample | |
| Lucida Sans Typewriter | 90.63% |
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Sample | |
| Skia | 90.39% |
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Sample | Image |
| Apple Chancery | 90.23% |
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Sample | Image |
| Times New Roman | 90.23% |
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Sample | Image |
| Baskerville | 89.71% |
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Sample | Image |
| American Typewriter | 89.63% |
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Sample | Image |
| Futura | 89.61% |
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Sample | Image |
| Hoefler Text | 89.15% |
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Sample | Image |
| Lucida Grande | 88.99% |
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Sample | Image |
| Impact | 88.37% |
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Sample | Image |
| Didot | 88.24% |
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Sample | Image |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | 88.22% |
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Sample | Image |
| Optima | 87.91% |
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Sample | Image |
| Times | 87.60% |
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Sample | Image |
| Marker Felt | 87.50% |
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Sample | Image |
| Zapfino | 86.76% |
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Sample | Image |
| Papyrus | 86.46% |
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Sample | Image |
| Andale Mono | 85.74% |
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Sample | Image |
| Copperplate | 85.74% |
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Sample | Image |
| Brush Script MT | 85.58% |
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Sample | Image |
| Big Caslon | 81.25% |
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Sample | Image |
| Herculanum | 81.25% |
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Sample | Image |
| Palatino | 78.91% |
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Sample | Image |
| Tahoma | 72.40% |
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Sample | |
These are only the top forty fonts, see the full Mac font survey results (about 100 KB) for a complete listing.
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Windows font survey and font survey results
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Unix family font survey and font survey results
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