A web-safe font is a typeface that most devices are expected to provide without downloading it. Because availability varies, pair every chosen family with a fallback such as serif, sans-serif, monospace, cursive, or fantasy. section 4.1.1
Commonly listed web-safe choices include:
- Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, Tahoma, Trebuchet MS, Times New Roman, Georgia, Garamond, Courier New, and Brush Script MT. section 4.1.1
- No official standard defines the category or guarantees availability on every browser and device. section 4.1.1
- Use a fallback even when selecting a commonly available family, because the preferred font may still be unavailable. section 4.1.1
A font family with a fallback
body { font-family: 'PT Serif', serif; } uses PT Serif when it is available and falls back to the generic serif family when an imported font cannot be used. PT Serif and Oswald are imported because users cannot be expected to have them installed. section 4.1.1
