Talk:List of sans serif typefaces

list of samples
I was about to categorize the sample images themselves in their category, as that creates a Media section on the category page that would be a useful sample list. However, I noticed that many of the images have been pulled from the Commons, so an additional page here is redundant, and adding Wikipedia cats to the Commons is probably not a good idea. Then I noticed this page! Probably the best solution, though I'd suggest dropping the tabular layout with three different samples. Standardize on one of the types of sample images (something that contains the name and some representative glyphs), choose a standard height for its display, and just let them wrap in alphabetical order. The current space-consuming layout makes visual comparison difficult. ⇔ ChristTrekker 16:32, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

As a suggestion, it might be useful to have a fourth column with some text (perhaps "... lazy brown dog" where the font is specified in css so the user can see what fonts they can actually view on their browser. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.191.225.163 (talk) 22:25, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

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Part of a set of Samples of typefaces
Oppose deletion This list of display typefaces is part of a set of lists, and should not be deleted. There is certainly room for improvement in every one of these lists, including much missing information, but the samples are useful for webmasters. Here is the rest of the set:


 * Samples of display typefaces
 * Samples of Monospaced typefaces
 * Samples of simulation typefaces
 * Samples of Sans Serif typefaces
 * Samples of Script typefaces

This list is not an orphan, there are several links to it, including the ones above. --DThomsen8 (talk) 22:11, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Oppose deletion I find this list useful. Diego Torquemada (talk) 01:56, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Strongly oppose Why is this article not listed on its proposal date? Why is this discussion not taking place in the usual location? This article provides illustration for sans-serif without adding clutter there. ⇔ ChristTrekker 19:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * It's not an AfD. Darrenhusted (talk) 20:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, just reread the deletion process. I don't think I've ever seen a proposed deletion before, though I've participated in quite a few AfDs. ⇔ ChristTrekker 04:59, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I reckon it's a good idea to keep the page. Just needs a bit of linking, but potentially useful page to have in an encyclopaedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boleslaw (talk • contribs) 08:36, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Strong Oppose improvement and de-orphaning, not deletion. --Fremte (talk) 03:42, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Removed dated PROD template. There is a agreement on keeping with improvement and de-orphaning. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:28, 16 July 2009 (UTC)--DThomsen8 (talk) 12:28, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

* Major reconstruction *
This page (as well as other typeface sample pages) is under major reconstruction. Anyone is welcome to help, but to avoid mistakes and errors in the wiki-markup, please refer to the collaboration page for any doubts or questions (talk section) about the source code and/or templates used in this page. - ☩  Damërung   ☩   .  -- 18:54, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Why the no references template was removed.
See Wikipedia talk:Typeface list collaboration for an explanation why the no references template has been removed. Please do not put it back without reading that explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dthomsen8 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 27 January 2010‎

Helvetica vs Arial
I've seen numerous articles that say Arial is a bad derivative of Helvetica. It stands to reason, then, that they should at least be of the same classification, then. But this page lists Helvetica as a grotesque and Arial as a realist. 😕 ⇔ ChristTrekker 22:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

Requested move 2 April 2017

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The result of the move request was: Moved due to lack of opposition &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:43, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Samples of sans serif typefaces → List of sans serif typefaces – title should reflect the content: a list of examples 68.151.25.115 (talk) 15:35, 2 April 2017 (UTC) --Relisting.  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )   06:47, 10 April 2017 (UTC)


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