# Are we not allowed to use different fonts anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 29, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776 "2015-04-29T04:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 113
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776/113 "2015-04-30T18:28:15Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s not that your green font _annoyed_ me, it’s that _ **I can not see it** _. Well, OK, if I spend time adjusting my monitor settings, or copy and paste your post into something else so I can change the color… 10% of the population at large has that problem with the font you used. > > The following so you get an idea of what reading your posts is like for me. If you can’t read it then mouse over to highlight it. > > Your green font results in a low-contrast situation for me which is very difficult to read. This should give you some idea of the problem. > > Is that how you want to come across to one person in ten? > > For an occasional post that’s one thing, but for _every single post you make?_ Were you even aware of the problem? Huh? 😕 Using Photoshop’s Protanopia colorblindness preview, there’s no change in contrast against the white background of the board. Only a muddier change in hue. This is the what simulated difference is in coloration: From this: Your green font results in a low-contrast situation for me which is very difficult to read. This should give you some idea of the problem. To this: Your green font results in a low-contrast situation for me which is very difficult to read. This should give you some idea of the problem. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776)._