Finding Appropriate Font Substitutes...

First off, if this is in the wrong place, shame on me. It was however, to me, the most 'apt' forum I felt as in its own way it is a matter of usability.


H'okay.

So I have a website that's being designed, it's been made all pretty but one of the fonts suggested has been Copperplate. Now this isn't as far as I'm aware, a natural internet font and so rather than use images of the text which immediately restricts the usability as far as sizing is concerned, I'd rather find a 'web-safe' alternative that can be written into my code and can be sized according to the user's needs.

So, does anyone know if there's any good 'comparison' sites that offers alternatives to various fonts, or, does anyone have any thoughts on what web-safe fonts could be used in its place?

Thanks!

See the September issue of the Newsletter. I touched this in the FAQ

I'm using a font that I downloaded off the internet but when I view my site on someone else's computer, that font doesn't show up, what can I do about this?

Don't forget that you can use CSS to specify a list of possible fonts:

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 font-family: Copperplate, Verdana, san-serif;

The browser will display Copperplate if it's installed; otherwise, it will display Verdana. If neither is installed, it will display the generic system san-serif font.

There is also the @font-face rule that never caught on because of poor cross-browser support but ... this could change according to Roger Johansson

The resurrection of downloadable Web fonts