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    This document provides information about the Verdana font in 3 paragraphs. It discusses the history and design of Verdana, noting it was created in 1996 by Matthew Carter for Microsoft to improve readability on screens. It describes characteristics like generous width and spacing that make it legible on screens. Examples of its usage include the IKEA catalog changing from Futura to Verdana in 2009 and it being used for questions on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2007.

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    Aa Ee Rr VERDANA.
    Aa Ee Rr It just works.
    abcdefghijklm 01234
    nopqrstuvpwxyz 56789
    HISTORY
    A brief history of the Verdana font

    The Verdana font was released in 1996,


    so it's a modern typeface. It was
    designed with one purpose in mind: to
    improve readability in text used very
    small on a computer screen. Microsoft
    included Verdana as part of its Windows
    operating system, and so did Mac.
    Verdana was designed by Matthew Carter
    DESIGNER for Microsoft Corporation, with hand-
    hinting done by Thomas Rickner.

    MATTHEW THOMAS
    CARTER RICKNER
    TYPOGRAPHIC
    CHARACTERISTICS

    Aa Ee Rr
    _The Verdana typeface family consists
    of four TrueType fonts created
    specifically to address the challenges
    of on-screen display.

    _The Verdana family resembles

    Aa Ee Rr humanist sans serifs such as Frutiger,


    and Edward Johnston's typeface for the
    London Underground
    TYPOGRAPHIC
    CHARACTERISTICS
    _The Verdana fonts exhibit
    Aa Ee Rr Aa Ee Rr characteristics derived from the pixel
    rather than the pen, the brush or the
    chisel.

    _ The generous width and spacing of _ Commonly confused characters, such


    Verdana's characters is key to the as the lowercase i j l, the uppercase I J L
    legibility of these fonts on the screen. and the numeral 1 have been carefully
    The limited number of pixels available drawn for maximum distinctiveness - an
    at low resolutions means that tightly important characteristic of fonts
    set characters can easily clash. designed for on-screen use.
    VERDANA PRO

    MICROSOFT LICENSED RIGHTS TO


    VERDANA TO FONT BUREAU FOR A
    NEW VERDANA PRO RELEASE,
    PUBLISHED IN 2011
    VERDANA PRO ADDS CORRECT
    GERMAN CLOSING QUOTATION
    MARKS, LIGHT, SEMI-BOLD AND
    BLACK STYLES WITH ITALICS
    Verdana IKEA Bold

    In 2009, IKEA changed the typeface used in its catalog from Futura to Verdana
    GENERAL USAGE
    Pearl / The Best Collection –
    KOKIA (music album)

    In 2007, the font was used for the


    questions in Who Wants to Be a
    Millionaire?
    Radio Tahrir Ilta-Sanomat
    website
    SOURCES
    https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/verdana-pro/9N8D67VHHDC2?hl=vi-vn&gl=vn
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/verdana
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/verdana-pro
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdana
    https://ttfonts.net/font/41478_Verdana.htm
    https://en.bestfonts.pro/font/verdana
    https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/verdana-pro/9N8D67VHHDC2?hl=vi-vn&gl=vn
    https://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/7315/verdana
    https://fontsinuse.com/uses/30114/pearl-the-best-collection-kokia
    https://fontsinuse.com/uses/24543/radio-tahrir-website
    https://fontsinuse.com/uses/2904/ilta-sanomat
    https://eng.fontke.com/font/11521846/?
    fbclid=IwAR1Nf_nmCpkMIodouqAVl9B7sKEa8L0L0XhvLg1MkavrtQ4F7M8lU7BEw5M
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