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Have you read about choosing Mac fonts for the web?

Here are a bunch of fonts (including many installed on both modern Macintosh and Windows systems, all scaled to the same x-height if your browser supports it) along with my attempt at detailing when you might want to use a certain one. You're really probably better off doing this in print where you can appreciate the nuance and detail. In any event, you don't want to overuse many of these typefaces; they don't make for very readable body copy. Even minimal use (say, for headers, where the larger size will help make them legible as well) can go a long way.

Themes

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If you are trying to convey... Then use...
age old Blackadder, Trixie, Viner Hand
age youth Chalkboard, Child's Play Age Five, Comic Sans, Hopscotch, Kidprint, Kristen, Schoolbell
tone impersonal Checkbook, Data Seventy (Data 70)
tone formal Allyson, Ambassador Script, Aristocrat, Bickley Script, Blackadder (aged), Champion Script, Declaration Blackletter[1], Diplomat, Edwardian Script, Kunstler Script, Origins, Palace Script, Shelley Volante, Vivaldi, Vladimir Script
tone semi-formal Apple Chancery (Zapf Chancery), Brush Script, Directors Script, French Script, Harrington, Lucida Calligraphy, Monotype Corsiva, Origins, Ovidius, Park Avenue, Script, Scriptina, Signature, Tangerine, Zapfino
tone informal Bradley Hand, Dragonwick (Dragonfly), Freestyle Script, Informal Roman, Lucida Handwriting, Tangerine
tone casual Chalkboard, City of Angels, Comic Sans, Enya, Informal Roman, Kristen, Lucida Handwriting, Mistral, Mustang, Pristina, Rebecca, Scribble (Le Asterix), Schoolbell, Streetbrush, Veggieburger
tone whimsical Bang, Curlz, Fat Stack, Frivolous, Gigi, Jokerman, Juice, MoonLove, Motter Tektura (Mottek, Cupertino), Pizzicato, Ravie, Snap, Sunshiney, Whimsy
time period primitive Down Under, Faux Runic, Neuland Inline (African, Newton Inline, Tribeca)
time period ancient Etruria, Lithos, Papyrus (AncientScript, Parchment MF), Praitor, Rusticana, Trajan
time period early mediæval (5-10th c.) Friar (~ Pro), Hrabanus, Luminari
time period high/late mediæval (11-15th c.) 1066 Hastings, 1420 Gothic Script, 1431 Humane Niccoli, 1454 Gutenberg Bibel, 1456Gutenberg, ALOT Gutenberg A, Fraktur Gutenberg B42, Gutenberg, 1462 Bamberg, 1467 Pannartz Latin, 1475 Bastarde Manual, 1479 Caxton, 1484 Bastarde Loudeac, 1491 Cancellaresca, 1492 Quadrata, 1495 Bastarde Lyon, Abelard, Benegraphic, Benighted, Black Castle, Blackstone, Cloister Black, Duke Plus, London (Liverpool), Luminari, Old English Text
time period renaissance (16-17th c.) 1509 Leyden, 1532 Bastarde Lyon, 1534 Fraktur, 1538 Schwabacher, 1540 Mercator Script, 1543 German Deluxe, Aquiline, Apple Chancery (Zapf Chancery), Blackadder, Californya, Cerigo, Fell (~ DW Pica [12.5], ~ Double Pica [21], ~ English [13.5], ~ French Canon [39], ~ Great Primer [17]), Mayflower
time period early american (1700s) American Scribe[1], Broadsheet, Caslon (~ Old Face, ~ Roman, Franklin ~, Wyld, 1776 Independence, virtually any "Caslon" variant except Caslon/Casablanca Antique), Declare[1], GWashing, Jefferson, JnAdams, National Archive[1], Declaration Script[1]
time period victorian (1800s) Algerian, Americanus, Carpenter, Figaro, Gauguin, Houston Pen, Lamar Pen, Playbill, Tiffany, Victorian, Whitechapel
time period old west Abilene, Cowgirl, Gold Rush, Saloon Ext, Stage Coach, Western, Western Slant, Wild West
time period 1920s Anna, Art Deco, Bauhaus 93, Bodega Serif, Broadway, Cooper (Black, Goudy Heavyface), Dekros, Futura, Goudy Stout, Jazz, Messaround, Parisian, Plaza, Premier, Saturday Morning Toast
time period 1930s California Poster, Grand Slam, Magneto, Raceway, Silhouette
time period 1940s Directors Script, Emblem Chief, Hamburger Heaven, Linotype Atomatic, Magneto, Minuet, Neon Stream, Raceway, Uffington
time period 1950s Beatnik, Boxer Script, Coolman, El Grande, Hamburger Heaven, La Bamba, Quigley Wiggly, Rocket
time period 1960s BellBottom (Barnaby, Doobie), Janice, Jimi, Jojo, Jonah, Peace Solid, Pupcat
time period 1970s Barker Flare (Plywood), Data Seventy, Jezebel, Juice, Oberon, Orotund, Snap, Viola Flare (Tomato)
time period 1980s Crack Man
time period modern Bauhaus 93, Eurostile
time period future Eurostile, Horizon (Horta, Roddenberry)
time period night Night Sky
time period spring Hibiscus, Lotus
time period winter Brrrrr, Christmas, Frosty, Ice Caps, Mingler Snowy, Modius Frigid, Snow Cap, Snowgoose
emotion fear Blood of Dracula, Chiller, Creeper, Creepy, Death, Fobia, Hollyweird, Schlop, Smack, Spooky
emotion love Blue Valentines, Fiolex Girls, He Formed My Heart, Heartland, I love you, Kinkee, Lipstick, Lipstick Traces, Love and Passion, Love Bug, Love Letters, Love Light, Loverboy, Luvable, Sweetie Hearts, Valenteena, Words of love
technology mechanical Magneto
technology electronic Anger Is A Gift, Bitwise, Boron, Checkbook, Data Seventy (Data 70), Westminster
place Africa Aardvark, Kassena, Kokoa, Neuland Inline (African, Newton Inline, Tribeca), Rainforest Inline, Shaman, Tambor Inline, Zambesi
place Caribbean Banco (Baccarat, BanjoDB)
place Celtic nations Anglo-Saxon, 8th c., CelticHand, Celticmd Decorative, CoiledUncial, EddaCaps, Gaelic, Iona, Sherwood
place Egypt Papyrus, Ramses
place Greece Acropolis Now, Herculanum, Lithos, Maiandra GD, Persephone, Rusticana, Skia, Xerxes
place India Devine Town, Faux Sanskrit, Mata Hari Exotique, Shalimar, Simran
place Israel Bagel, Catskills, Chaver, Circumcision, Faux Hebrew, Hananiah, Hebrew Latino, Hebrewish, Jerusalem, Sefer, Shalom, Talmud
place Latin America Arriba-Arriba, Carumba, Chilada Uno, Fiesta, La Bamba, Posada Irregular, Venezuela, Zaragoza
place Middle East Afarat ibn Blady, Alfred Drake, Alhambra, Arabdances, Bedouin, DS Arabic, Falafel, Faux Arabic, KaraBenNemsi, Linotype Pide Nashi One, Linotype Pide Nashi Two, Mohammed, Ondine, Psuedo Saudi, Regime Change, Saharan, Simran, Sinah
place North America Comanche, Sioux
place Orient Boomerang, Buddha, Chaweng, Chinese Herbs, Chinese Menu, Chinese Takeaway, Chineze, Choc, Electroharmonix, Emperor, Faux Chinese, Faux Japanese, Ginko, Good Robot, Hu Kou, Japanese, Kanban, Karate, Kasuga (~ Brush), Mandarin, Manga Steel, Nagomi, Rice Bowl, Rickshaw, Shogun, Suchow, Sunamy, Sunwind, Talon, Tangram, Tsunami, West Of China, Wonton
place Rome Falconis, Pomponianus, Praitor, Trajan
place Russia Kremlin, Kremlin Alexander, Kremlin Bolschevik, Kremlin Chairman, Kremlin Kourier, Kremlin Modern, Kremlin Times
place Scotland Willow
place United States (western) Abilene, AlphaRope, Barbed Wire, Cowgirl, Giddyup, Gold Rush, Rodeo Rope, Rope, Saloon Ext, Stage Coach, Western, Western Slant, Wild West
place United States American Dream, American Patriot, BodieMF Flag, Captain Narrow, Old Glory, Patriot, Shielded Avenger, Star Spangled, Stars & Stripes, StarsAndStripes, Stars and Stripes, USA Flag, USStarsNStripes, Young Star
place theatre Broadway
interest animals Critter
interest art Andreas, Arnold Böcklin (Arabia)
interest astronomy Bingo Star, By Starlight, Milky Way, Night Sky, Starlight Sans, Starshine
interest finance Bank Gothic (Banque Gothique, DeLuxe Gothic, Morris Sans, Squarish Sans), Checkbook
interest law Biondi, Copper Penny, Copperplate (~ Classic, ~ Gothic, ~ Gothic Light)
interest music Aardvark Cafe, Allegro, Banco (reggae), Carouselambra, Die Nasty, Judas Priest, Melody Maker, Metal Lord, Pastor of Muppets, Pyrite, Still Time, ZZZtop
interest sewing FIG Script, Goodbye Crewel World, Shoemaker, Topstitch
interest sports AlphaSports, Cowboys, Dolphins, Pirate Keg Italic, Viking Stencil
thing bone Humerus
thing car Belair, Cavalero AOE, Dodger, Eagle GT II, Ford Script, Good Times, Handel Gothic, Hondafont, Hyundai, King Richard, Magneto, Millhouse, Raceway, Skidz, Sofachrome Italic, Super Ultra 911, Ultra 911, Usuzi, Venus Rising
thing food/drink Air Millhouse Italic, Alpha Sausage, Cheese and Mouse, Chicken Hut, Dr. Peppers, Fruitopia, Guinness Extra Stout, Hawaiian Punk, Hot Pizza, Hursheys, Jolly Raunchy, Kentucky Fried Chicken Font, Kitt Kat, Kool Beans, Little Caesar, Loki Cola, Lunch Time, Oreos, Pabst Oldstyle, Pretz, Snickers, Strawberry, Subway, Taco Box, TGIFriday, Tickle Yore Innards
thing liquid Blooper, Bloop Script
thing money Checkbook, Chevalier, Currency
thing neon sign Harlow Solid Italic, Kaffeehaus Neon, Neon Stream, Piccadilly
thing plant AlphaFlowers, AlphaGarden, AlphaTopiary, Annex, Bamboo, Cactus Sandwich, Floral, Leafy Glade, leaves, Lost World, PlantsLetters
thing ransom note Alta California, Blackmail, Demand, Ransom Threat, San Francisco (Fernando, Saint Francis, Sanfrisco)
thing rope AlphaRope, Bound, Giddyup, Rodeo Rope, Rodeo Roundup, Rope, Salty Dog
thing stone Khazad-Dum, Mawns Rock
thing typewriter American Typewriter, Courier (~ New, ~ Prime, ~ Ragged, Dark ~, Nimbus Mono), Messenger, Standard Typewriter, Steno Stout, Trixie, URW Typewriter
thing wire Barbarello, Barbed Wire
thing wood Alpha Wood, Astur, Bamboozle, Burnstown Dam, Burris, DriftType, Logger, Outhouse, Pinewood (Woody), Woodcut, Woodplank
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Based on Timothy Matlack's handwriting!


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