When working with system fonts you need to stop and ask yourself, is this something I can even work with. Some system fonts are absolutely useless but no need to worry I rated each one for you.

Is Arial something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Robin Nicholas and Patricia Sauders in 1982.

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Calibri something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Luc(as) de Groot in 2007

Classification: Modern Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Cambria something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Ian Koshnick in 1989

Classification: Transitional Serif

 

 

 

Is Candara something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Gary Munch in 2007

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Comic Sans MS something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Vincent Connare in 1994

Classification: Casual Script

 

 

 

Is Consolas something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Lucas de Groot is a 2007

Classification: Monospaced Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Constantia something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: John Hudson in 2007

Classification: Modulated Sedge-Serif

 

 

 

 

Is Corbel something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Jeremy Tankard for Microsoft in 2005

Classification: Linear Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Courier New something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Howard “Bud” Kettler in 1955

Classification: Monospaced Slab-Serif

 

 

 

Is Geneva something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Susan Kare in 1997

Classification: Realist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Georgia something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Matthew Carter in 1996

Classification: Transitional Serif

 

 

 

Is Helvetica something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann in 1957

Classification: Sans-Serif

 

 

 

 Is Impact something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Geoffrey Lee in 1965

Classification: Realist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Lucida Sans Unicode something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes in 1993

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Lucida Console something I can work with?

Rating: Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes in 1985

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

 

Is Lucida Grande something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Charles Bigelow and Kris Holmes in 1985

Classification: Humanist Sans Serif

 

 

 

Is Monaco something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Susan Kare and Kris Holmes in 1997

Classification: Monospaced Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Palatino Linotype / Book Antiqua something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Hermann Zapf initially in 1948

Classification: Old Style Serif Typeface

 

 

 

Is Tahoma something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Matthew Carter in 1994

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Times New Roman something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Stanley Morison and Victor Lardent in 1931

Classification: Serif Typeface

 

 

 

Is Trebuchet MS something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Vincent Connare in 1996

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif

 

 

 

Is Verdana something I can work with?

Absolutely Useless 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Tolerable

Designed by: Matthew Carter in 1996

Classification: Humanist Sans-Serif