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What is the default font family for Mac OS X?

Thread starter realchimera
Start date Oct 7, 2011
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realchimera

macrumors regular

Original poster

Oct 7, 2011

#1

Is the default font "Lucida Grande"?

Matthew Yohe

macrumors 68020

Oct 7, 2011

#2

realchimera said:
Is the default font "Lucida Grande"?

Yes.

Intell

macrumors P6

Oct 7, 2011

#3

Its Helvetica.

realchimera

macrumors regular

Original poster

Oct 7, 2011

#4

Intell said:
Its Helvetica.

Thanks!

philipt42

macrumors 6502

Oct 8, 2011

#5

The apple ads are in Lucida Grande, whoch subsequently has cecome known as "the apple font." Programs like Pages use Helvetica.

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