You see approximately 490,000 words every day -- and that's just on the web. If the designers behind those websites are any good, they put a lot of thought into the typefaces they use on each page. Fonts don't just display letters as words and sentences. They convey emotion, attitude and tone. They call out what information is most important and help you navigate through a site. Hate Comic Sans? Y
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