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Calibri
Calibri () is a digital sans-serif typeface family in the humanist or modern style.
About Calibri
Calibri () is a digital sans-serif typeface family in the humanist or modern style. It was designed by Lucas de Groot in 2002–2004 and released to the general public in 2007, with Windows Vista. In Microsoft Office 2007, it replaced Times New Roman as the default font in Word and replaced Arial as the default font in PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. In Windows 7, it replaced Arial as the default font in WordPad. De Groot described its subtly rounded design as having "a warm and soft character". In January 2024, the font was replaced by Microsoft's new bespoke font, Aptos, as the new default Microsoft Office font, after 17 years. Calibri is part of the ClearType Font Collection, a suite of fonts from various designers released with Windows Vista.
From the Wikipedia article “Calibri”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using Calibri in a book
Test this typeface at both text and display sizes before committing; print a sample page at final size.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q246937 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).