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| Category | Script (typefaces) |
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| Designer(s) | Vincent Connare |
| Foundry | Microsoft |
| Date created | October 1994 |
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Comic Sans MS (also known by its most common name Comic Sans) is a sans-serif typeface designed by Vincent Connare and released in 1994 by Microsoft Corporation. It is a non-connecting script inspired by comic book lettering, intended for use in cartoon speech bubbles, as well as in other casual environments, such as informal documents and children's materials.[1]
The typeface has been supplied with Microsoft Windows since the introduction of Windows 95, initially as a supplemental font in Microsoft Plus! Pack and later in Microsoft Comic Chat. Describing it, Microsoft has explained that "this casual but legible face has proved very popular with a wide variety of people."[2]
Its widespread use, often in situations for which it was not intended, has become the subject of criticism and mockery.[3]
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Connare, Vincent; Stephens, Tom (28 March 2017). "How we made the typeface Comic Sans". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Typeface Descriptions & Histories". nickshanks.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "What's so wrong with Comic Sans?". BBC News. BBC. 2010-10-20. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-10-21.