# What are your favorite fonts?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-fonts/118583>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 12, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-fonts/118583 "2002-07-12T07:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-fonts/118583/41 "2002-07-14T04:27:41Z")

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BankGothic, all the way. It’s probably my inner VidMaster trying to get out. 😉  
Ranchoth

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**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-fonts/118583/42 "2002-07-15T00:22:31Z")

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**Gill Sans** is a classic, beautifully clear font for headings, and it can also be used for body text if the context is right.

**Souvenir** is my favourite body text font and I use it for most of the books I publish. Just the most readable, attractive font I’ve ever seen.

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**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-fonts/118583/43 "2002-07-15T07:01:28Z")

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Here is a place where you can dowload lots of fonts:

[http://www.fontalicious.com/super/fonts.html](http://www.fontalicious.com/super/fonts.html)

What font would you use, say, on the front of a birthday card?

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