3 Ways To Discover If You Have A Web-Friendly Font
1. Ask your Grandma to read it
If your grandma is anything like mine, she will be brutally honest. Have someone above 65 read the font. I love a good cursive/ script font for my Squaresapce or Showit website as much as the next person, but if it is illegible it is ineffective.
2. Add a web-safe alternative
Did you know every device comes with pre-installed font selection? What does this mean? If you purchased your font from Creative Marketplace and didn’t install the font on the website and it’s not pulling from a web-friendly place, it will default to a basic font.
3. Choose a web-safe font
If you want to be sure you’re good to go on the font front, choose a basic font like one of the below:
Courier (Sans-serif/ Serif mix)
Ariel (Sans-serif)
Georgia (Serif)
Times New Roman (Serif)
Garamond (Serif and one of my faves for an elegant look!
Verdana (Sans-serif)
Any questions? You got this friend! If you want more tips on website design, grab the checklist below to improve your typography, color palette, website design, SEO, and copywriting! Yes, it has it ALL!
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Hey, I'm Bekah! Web designer, Squarespace Circle Gold Partner, marathon runner, and mama of two. I built Rebekah Read Creative in 2018 after leaving corporate America, and I've spent the years since helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs stop cringing at their websites and start getting found on Google.
I'm the kind of person who overshares, processes out loud, and goes all in on whatever has my heart, whether that's running a 50k or building someone's website in a single day. Quality coffee and real conversations are basically my love language.
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