Trebuchet MS

sans-serif
1996

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Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789.,;:?!@#$%^&*()

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Details

Designer
Vincent Connare
Release Year
1996
Category
sans-serif
Description
Designed in 1996, Trebuchet MS is a humanist sans-serif font that gained popularity due to its use in the Windows XP default theme. Named after the medieval trebuchet, this font is characterized by its legibility and wide usage in web design. It was released free of charge by Microsoft as part of their core fonts for the Web package and remains one of the most popular body text fonts on webpages. The font has been released with various Microsoft products since Windows 2000, including Internet Explorer, Word, and the Windows operating system.

Best Use Cases

  • Website and app interfaces
  • Editorial design
  • Corporate branding

Usage Instructions

To use Trebuchet MS in your designs, consider it for user-friendly interfaces, readable editorial content, and consistent corporate branding. Its legibility makes it suitable for web pages, while its humanist characteristics lend themselves well to print materials.

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