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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/12/what-font-choice-says-about-you/


This week, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, ordered
diplomats to return to using the Times New Roman font in
official communications. He called the decision by his
predecessor Antony Blinken in 2023 to adopt the Calibri
font, a “wasteful” diversity move.

The thinking there is, apparently, that Calibri is easier
for some people with disabilities to read. As a sans serif
typeface, its letters look less crowded and their form
is not camouflaged by serifs – those decorative strokes at
the ends of letters.

But without serifs, letters on a page or a glowing screen
can look like childish ball-and-stick forms. With them,
they can resemble ancient Roman lettering, such as that
carved in stone on Trajan’s Column.

So, are fonts a political statement? Or, perhaps, are
they a statement of character?

. . .

Govt has long been tasked with balancing "history/prestige"
and "practical".

This is no different.

Non-serif fonts ARE easier to read - but DO look
kinda crude.

Was never that fond of TNR ... but some of the Libre
fonts look good.

In Linux some fonts just SCALE better for things
like web pages. Using Bitstream Vera Sans right now
for this stuff. Looks pretty good and scales well.

Arial ? Narrow ? Good for COMPACT web pages where
the volume of info is a priority.

Alas, this all seems to have become POLITICS - which
is TERRIBLE. Every WRONG choice will be made for all
the WRONG reasons.

Still have my code editors set for Courier mono -
keeps everything lined-up nicely :-)

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