The following fonts are supported by most browsers on most platforms and can thus be considered "web-safe". In order to give you an idea how the different fonts look like, I've applied them to their corresponding paragraph.
Verdana
Verdana is a sans-serif typeface designed in 1996 for Microsoft Corporation. It was designed to be readable at small sizes on a computer monitor. It is characterized a large x-height, wide proportions and loose letter-spacing.
Georgia
Georgia is a serif typeface designed in 1996 for Microsoft Corporation. It was designed to be readable at small sizes on a computer monitor.It is similar to Times New Roman but larger.
Helvetica
Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface designed in 1957 in Switzerland (thus the name). It was designed as a neutral typeface with great clarity. It is one of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces.
Trebuchet MS
Trebuchet MS is a sans-serif typeface designed in 1996 for Microsoft Corporation. It was designed especially for computer screens and is especially adapted for headlines.
Lucida Sans Unicode / Lucida Grande
Lucida Sans Unicode is a sans-serif typeface which was first shipped with the Microsoft Windows NT 3.1. It is one of the most ideal for upside-down text. Lucida Grande is a nearly identical font available on Mac OS X.
Tahoma
Tahoma is a sans-serif typeface designed in 1994 for Microsoft Corporation. It was designed especially for legibility on the screen. It is similar to Verdana, but has a narrower body, less generous counters and much tighter letter spacing.
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