The font that MS Shell Dlg maps to on all versions of Windows since Windows 2000 is “Microsoft Sans Serif”. A very intriguing quote from that page: “It is not a font but a face name for a nonexistent font.” What? Its definitely a font and after testing all of the usual suspects, I’m still unsure which one. OK, I’m off to read more about this, starting here: If you’re on a Mac, you should see Helvetica and since that font carries mad clout complaints will be appropriately ignored. (If you know why this is, drop a comment below.)Īnyhow, I really like the way this font looks at 20+ pixels and bolded, so its the new style for the (H2) headers. I’m still unsure why the computed style lists MS Shell Dlg as the font since its never explicitly specified nor is the the default, but it is. If you haven’t noticed (and are using a PC), the headlines on this blog should now be rendered using the MS Shell Dlg font I learned about this font just now after trying to figure out why ‘s input fields were rendering using it instead of the fonts specified in the CSS rule.
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