User talk:Joseph A. Spadaro/Sandbox/Page127
Script fonts that "work" in CSS and in Wikipedia
[edit]Hello. I am trying to find a list of "script" types of fonts, that will "work" in CSS and in Wikipedia. Is there some list available? Here on Wikipedia ...? Or on the Internet ...? Or do I have to do a "trial and error" on each specific font to see if it will work? I am referring to fonts like these ---> List of script typefaces. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 21:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
- The font code is passed directly to your browser so it's the browser or operating system and not Wikipedia which decides what works. It varies which fonts a browser can show but there are fallbacks so the browser will still show the text with another font. You have freedom in your userspace but see MOS:FONTFAMILY for articles. You can try searching for web-safe fonts. There are many Google hits but I don't know which to recommend. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:01, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks. OK, so which fonts are "usable" depends not on Wikipedia, but on my browser (i.e., Mozilla Firefox). So -- back to my original question -- to see if a font is "usable" (for my browser), do I have to go through each font, one by one, and do a "trial and error"? Or is there some easier and quicker way to see which fonts are available to me and, hence, which I can select from? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:13, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
- If it's just for you then see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-fonts-and-colors-websites-use#w_changing-font. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:28, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks. OK, so which fonts are "usable" depends not on Wikipedia, but on my browser (i.e., Mozilla Firefox). So -- back to my original question -- to see if a font is "usable" (for my browser), do I have to go through each font, one by one, and do a "trial and error"? Or is there some easier and quicker way to see which fonts are available to me and, hence, which I can select from? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:13, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
- @PrimeHunter: Thanks. I looked at that. When I did so, there was a (rather) long list of font names. You are saying that each of those fonts -- in that long list -- is available to me, through Mozilla Firefox ... correct? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:42, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, they should be available. You can select them in Firefox to use at sites like Wikipedia which don't declare a font but use the browser's default. Or you can make code for them in Wikipedia to see them here. I don't know whether some of them require a variation of the listed name. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:10, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
- @PrimeHunter: Thanks. I looked at that. When I did so, there was a (rather) long list of font names. You are saying that each of those fonts -- in that long list -- is available to me, through Mozilla Firefox ... correct? Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:42, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
Great. Thanks for all the help! Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 20:00, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
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