Credit to Parker Bruns

You can’t judge a book by its cover. However, you can judge it based off of the font. Some people will go for Times New Roman, while others will be rebellious and go for Comic Sans. Or, maybe the font choice will be some a random font. Whatever the choice, these are the best ones out there. Consider this exclusive font guide the next time you go to write a paper.

1. TIMES NEW ROMAN
It’s everyone’s go-to font for school, work, and anything else that requires a bit of a professional touch. It is well loved by most students and teachers, especially the ELA community.
“I would say Times New Roman, because I think it looks very exquisite on the paper, and very professional. Almost every teacher uses it.” -Brady Forbes, 10

2. PHILOSOPHER
A very similar font to Times New Roman, with the same class and professionalism that Times has, but with a modern flare. It is easily readable in a way, that some of the modern fonts aren’t. It allows for an almost softer look when typing with it.

3. MONSERRAT
One of the more modern fonts, with not much variation in the thickness of the letters. This creates a nice effect in slide shows. It is a good all-around font, seeing as the letters can be made thicker, or thinner, on command. So, if there’s ever a limit to types of font on an assignment, this would be a great choice.

4. GARAMOND
The perfect font for a classy, yet casual look. It’s great for typed letters to peers and colleagues.
“Garamond is a good choice, it’s very structured with a little seraph to it. It’s formal and informal at the same time, so it’s more practical than anything.” -Colin Smith, 12

5. COMIC SANS
This is it. The font that has caused a ruckus in the online world. A very playful and casual font that makes it great for anything casual. But for anything else, it would be advisable to rethink your choice.

6. ARIAL
This is a controversial choice. On one hand, it’s very basic, simple, and easy to read. On the other hand, there are many other fonts that are similar to this. Arial is the most basic out there. It’s just there.
“Arial should not be the default font. It’s so simple. It doesn’t bring any emotions to me. It [sits] there, waiting to get changed to a better, unique font.” -Sophie Lumetta, 9

7. OSWALD
This is a common font to see in presentations, business proposals, school, etc. There’s nothing inherently bad about it, but it’s one of those fonts that gets used so much.

8. FIRA MONO
Sometimes, writers want to feel like they’re writing on a typewriter, and that’s okay. That’s what this font is. It looks like font that’d appear on a printing machine in the fifties. Very classy, very fun.

9. AMATIC
A simple font in theory, but a very popular choice for slideshows, and other simplistic projects. It has a nice thin look with interesting characteristics, without being overwhelming.

10. ALGERIAN
Everyone has a font that rubs them the wrong way, whether it’s cursive from 3rd grade stories, or a big fancy title font on a book. Algerian is a cool font, but it’s seen over and over again, mostly in slide shows.
“My least favorite fonts are anything that’s busy, like Algerian. [It’s] lots of fancy stuff.”      -Debb McDonald, Media Specialist