Microsoft Is Choosing A New Default Font

While you’ve likely spent time using Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel, chances are you haven’t paid much attention to the default font used on these programs.

While one of the new fonts will be chosen as the default, Calibri will still be available for you to use if you don’t like the new default.

The new fonts that are in the running to become the default font are called Tenorite, Bierstadt, Skeena, Seaford and Grandview.

Next, Bierstadt is inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography and is notably clear-cut with, as Microsoft explains, “stroke endings that emphasize order and restraint.” Skeena, on the other hand, is a “humanist” sans-serif based on the shapes of traditional serif text typefaces, with contrast between thick and thin.

Seaford is rooted in old-style serif text typefaces, which makes it feel familiar. Its asymmetric forms make the differences between letters quite clear, creating more recognizable word shapes.

Which font would you like to see as the new default?