technical issue MLP Forum Fonts?

[Dawning Demon 952]

I've used a certain font on my "about me" page and "signature" for the text and it perfectly shows up on my computer but when I asked other users about it they said that it's the default font and not the one I'm using.

 

What fonts can I use on this forum and would show up on all devices?

[Chaton 3,766]

You can only use the following fonts on the forums:

 

• Arial
• Comic Sans MS
• Courier New
• Georgia
• Lucida Sans Unicode
• Tahoma
• Time New Roman
• Trebuchet MS
• Verdana

Any and all external fonts do not work.

 

On another note, I think the main Equestria font may work here. I'll check in a moment.

 

Edit: OK, I checked. It's installed into the HTML aspects of the site so it works there, but you can't use it in BBCode areas.

Edited June 11, 2015 by Vinyl Scratchy DJ

[Jeremiah 1,586]

it is all right here on this link, and it looks fine: http://imgur.com/7sOoT4L

[NonbinaryDuck 363]

It depends what people downloaded themselves. If you're using font that's not common it's bound to cause issues because fonts are client content, and it's difficult for them to see unless if they download said font.

 

Here's a list-- assuming most people use windows 7-- of fonts that people do use already:

 

 

 

• Aharoni Bold
• Andalus Regular
• Angsana New, Angsana New Bold, Angsana New Italic & Angsana New Bold Italic
• AngsanaUPC, AngsanaUPC Bold, AngsanaUPC Italic & AngsanaUPC Bold Italic
• Aparajita, Aparajita Bold, Aparajita Italic & Aparajita Bold Italic
• Arabic Typesetting Regular
• Arial, Arial Bold, Arial Black, Arial Italic & Arial Bold Italic
• Arial Unicode MS Regular
• Batang
• BatangChe
• Browallia New, Browallia New Bold, Browallia New Italic & Browallia New Bold Italic
• BrowalliaUPC, BrowalliaUPC Bold, BrowalliaUPC Italic & BrowalliaUPC Bold Italic
• Calibri, Calibri Bold, Calibri Italic & Calibri Bold Italic
• Cambria, Cambria Bold, Cambria Italic & Cambria Bold Italic
• Cambria Math
• Candara, Candara Bold, Candara Italic & Candara Bold Italic
• Comic Sans MS & Comic Sans MS Bold
• Consolas, Consolas Bold, Consolas Italic & Consolas Bold Italic
• Constantia, Constantia Bold, Constantia Italic & Constantia Bold Italic
• Corbel, Corbel Bold, Corbel Italic, Corbel Bold Italic
• Cordia New, Cordia New Bold, Cordia New Italic & Cordia New Bold Italic
• CordiaUPC, CordiaUPC Bold, CordiaUPC Italic & CordiaUPC Bold Italic
• Courier New, Courier New Bold, Courier New Italic & Courier New Bold Italic
• DaunPenh
• David & David Bold
• DFKai-SB
• DilleniaUPC, DilleniaUPC Bold, DilleniaUPC Italic & DilleniaUPC Bold Italic
• DokChampa
• Dotum
• DotumChe
• Ebrima & Ebrima Bold
• Estrangelo Edessa
• EucrosiaUPC, EucrosiaUPC Bold, EucrosiaUPC Italic & EucrosiaUPC Bold Italic
• Euphemia
• FangSong
• Franklin Gothic Medium & Franklin Gothic Medium Italic
• FrankRuehl
• FreesiaUPC, FreesiaUPC Bold, FreesiaUPC Italic & FreesiaUPC Bold Italic
• Gabriola
• Gautami & Gautami Bold
• Georgia, Georgia Bold, Georgia Italic, & Georgia Bold Italic
• Gisha & Gisha Bold
• Gulim
• GulimChe
• Gungsuh
• GungsuhChe
• Impact
• IrisUPC, IrisUPC Bold, IrisUPC Italic & IrisUPC Bold Italic
• Iskoola Pota & IskoolaPota Bold
• JasmineUPC, JasmineUPC Bold, JasmineUPC Italic & JasmineUPC Bold Italic
• KaiTi
• Kalinga & Kalinga Bold
• Kartika & Kartika Bold
• Khmer UI & Khmer UI Bold
• KodchiangUPC, KodchiangUPC Bold, KodchiangUPC Italic & KodchiangUPC Bold Italic
• Kokila, Kokila Bold, Kokila Italic & Kokila Bold Italic
• Lao UI & Lao UI Bold
• Latha & Latha Bold
• Leelawadee & Leelawadee Bold
• Levenim MT & Levenim MT Bold
• LilyUPC, LilyUPC Bold, LilyUPC Italic & LilyUPC Bold Italic
• Lucida Console
• Lucida Sans Unicode
• Malgun Gothic & Malgun Gothic Bold
• Mangal & Mangal Bold
• Meiryo, Meiryo Bold, Meiryo Italic & Meiryo Bold Italic
• Meiryo UI, Meiryo UI Bold, Meiryo UI Italic & Meiryo UI Bold Italic
• Microsoft Himalaya
• Microsoft JhengHei & Microsoft JhengHei Bold
• Microsoft New Tai Lue & Microsoft New Tai Lue Bold
• Microsoft PhagsPa & Microsoft PhagsPa Bold
• Microsoft Sans Serif
• Microsoft Tai Le & Microsoft Tai Le Bold
• Microsoft Uighur
• Microsoft YaHei & Microsoft YaHei Bold
• Microsoft Yi Baiti
• MingLiU
• MingLiU_HKSCS
• MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB
• MingLiU-ExtB
• Miriam
• Miriam Fixed
• Mongolian Baiti
• MoolBoran
• MS Gothic
• MS Mincho
• MS PGothic
• MS PMincho
• MS UI Gothic
• MV Boli
• Narkisim
• NSimSun
• Nyala
• Palatino Linotype, Palatino Linotype Bold, Palatino Linotype Italic & Palatino Linotype Bold Italic
• Plantagenet Cherokee
• PMingLiU
• PMingLiU-ExtB
• Raavi & Raavi Bold
• Rod
• Sakkal Majalla & Sakkal Majalla Bold
• Segoe Print & Segoe Print Bold
• Segoe Script & Segoe Script Bold
• Segoe UI, Segoe UI Bold, Segoe UI Italic, Segoe UI Bold Italic, Segoe UI Light & Segoe UI Semibold
• Segoe UI Symbol
• Shonar Bangla & Shonar Bangla Bold
• Shruti & Shruti Bold
• SimHei
• Simplified Arabic & Simplified Arabic Bold
• Simplified Arabic Fixed
• SimSun
• SimSun-ExtB
• Sylfaen
• Symbol
• Tahoma, Tahoma Bold
• Times New Roman,  Times New Roman Bold, Times New Roman Italic & Times New Roman Bold Italic
• Traditional Arabic & Traditional Arabic Bold
• Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet MS Bold, Trebuchet MS Italic & Trebuchet MS Bold Italic
• Tunga & Tunga Bold
• Utsaah, Utsaah Bold,Utsaah Italic & Utsaah Bold Italic
• Vani & Vani Bold
• Verdana,Verdana Bold, Verdana Italic & Verdana Bold Italic
• Vijaya & Vijaya Bold
• Vrinda & Vrinda Bold
• Webdings
• Wingdings

 

 

 

But, to keep things safe, stick with these following:

 

 

 

• Arial
• Comic Sans MS
• Courier New
• Georgia
• Lucida Sans Unicode
• Tahoma
• Time New Roman
• Trebuchet MS
• Verdana

Thank you, and have a nice day!

[Dawning Demon 952]

Thanks for all the help guys!

I've decided to use "Courier New" for my profile and signature text...

...Just to play it safe.

[Jeric 46,880]

What fonts can I use on this forum and would show up on all devices?

 

Oh boy! Web typography is more complicated than that. There are mixes of CDN's, font downloaded by the viewer , and device configuration (user controlled or otherwise). This is why when a site is designed, you will declare a default font style, and several backups. If one cannot be displayed it moves to the next one. That is what is likely happening to your friend.