A serif is a delicate little point (aka flare or terminating flourish) at the end of a letter stroke. In the image above, ...

Times New Roman is a serif typeface; it has little bobs, caps, and curls at the edges of letters that give the typeface its distinctive look. Calibri is a sans serif typeface; it has much cleaner ...

Almost two decades ago!), Microsoft replaced Times New Roman as its default font, opting for the sans-serif Calibri (which has since been usurped by a suite of fonts called Aptos). Last year, the U.S.

Funnily enough, the State Department is taking the same step Microsoft did way back in 2007, when it also replaced Times New Roman with the then-new Calibri as the default font for documents.

The department has used Times New Roman since 2004, when it switched from another serif font, Courier New. Serif fonts “have an extra flourish that makes it look pretty for many people, but can ...

Design-wise, Times New Roman is the fussier font. Calibri is what’s known as a sans serif font, meaning it does not have little flourishes known as “wings” and “feet” on each letter like ...

The State Department will switch its official font from Times New Roman to Calibri next month in an effort to increase accessibility, a department spokesperson said. Secretary of State Antony ...

The font was exchanged for Times New Roman in 2004, but at that time had received criticism because it was changed from the Courier New 12 font, otherwise known as the typewriter font.

Still, I wouldn’t blame State Department employees if they wanted to pour one out for Times New Roman. It’s a font that’s been around the block, being invented in the 1930s for British ...

The State Department has used Times New Roman for its official communications since 2004. Now it's switching to the sans-serif Calibri in an effort to improve accessibility.