CSS Font Families

Commonly Used Font Combinations

The following table lists some commonly used font combinations, organized by generic family.

Serif Fonts
font-family Normal Bold

Georgia, serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Times New Roman", Times, serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Palatino Linotype", Palatino, "Book Antiqua", serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

Sans-Serif Fonts
font-family Normal Bold

Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Arial Black", Gadget, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Trebuchet MS", Helvetica, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif This is normal text. This is bold text.

Monospace Fonts
font-family Normal Bold

Courier, monospace This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Courier New", Courier, monospace This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Lucida Console", Monaco, monospace This is normal text. This is bold text.

Cursive Fonts

font-family Normal Bold

"Comic Sans MS", cursive This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Courier New", Courier, monospace This is normal text. This is bold text.

"Lucida Console", Monaco, monospace This is normal text. This is bold text.