Arguably the most annoying problem designers face with regard to the Web is the poor choice
of fonts available. This boils down to the fact that the only fonts that can be specified are the
ones certain to be installed on every computer used to view the web site. For example, just
because you have Sharktooth Italicized installed on your computer doesn’t mean everyone else
has. Specify it in your style sheet, and the text on your web site, as viewed on your computer, will be
rendered with it, but very few other users will have such an obscure font installed and available
to their browser. The more obscure the font you specify, the more likely it is that you’ll run
into trouble.
Thus, it is important to think about web-safe fonts. These are few, but they can be used
with confidence, as most of your visitors will have them installed.
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