# Are we not allowed to use different fonts anymore?

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**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")\
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**Post date:** [April 29, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-not-allowed-to-use-different-fonts-anymore/718776/66 "2015-04-29T23:10:57Z")

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> [@Miss\_Spaulding](#):
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> As much as it pains me to suffice the grievances of those who are merely ‘annoyed’ by my usage of green font, I’ll be happy to refrain from using it from now on. Never did I think my ‘coloring outside the lines’ would cause such a stir.

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?

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