Sans-Serif Font Debate

The cluster centers on debates over font choices, particularly sans-serif versus serif fonts, with users expressing preferences for Helvetica, Arial, or Comic Sans and critiquing their use in web design and UI for readability and aesthetics.

➡️ Stable 0.8x Web Development
4,853
Comments
20
Years Active
5
Top Authors
#2699
Topic ID

Activity Over Time

2007
10
2008
27
2009
126
2010
245
2011
209
2012
242
2013
418
2014
261
2015
252
2016
151
2017
157
2018
239
2019
279
2020
287
2021
323
2022
411
2023
415
2024
175
2025
624
2026
2

Keywords

TFA MS IMHO MSIE HN FLOSS google.com sans fonts font comic roman readable curve rounded ms derivatives

Sample Comments

Markoff Jan 30, 2017 View on HN

am i wrong if i think in most of his screenshots looks helvetica or arial as superior don't compared to his recommendation? his recommended fonts either waste lot of screen estate or look childish or both

seanmcdirmid Jan 27, 2015 View on HN

Cool. You might want to try a san serif font; serif fonts aren't really in fashion right now :)

saagarjha May 26, 2020 View on HN

Not everything should be sans serif.

ralfd Apr 24, 2017 View on HN

Grotesque fonts versus Sans-serif?

dramm Dec 11, 2025 View on HN

Comic Sans might have been a more appropriate choice. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

cmdrriker May 7, 2025 View on HN

Friends don't let friends use comic sans, papyrus or it's imitators IMHO.

akx Feb 26, 2022 View on HN

Not to mention the fonts.That's no MS Sans Serif...

donohoe Aug 8, 2025 View on HN

If they used a sans-serif font then they would have nailed it

joaor Sep 10, 2013 View on HN

I wonder if a serifed font makes a difference

jason_adleberg Mar 12, 2013 View on HN

Can we have sans serif fonts please?