font-arial ☆
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Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: :latest@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: fonts typography sans-serif design web
Install: brew install --cask font-arial
About:
The Arial font family is a widely used sans-serif typeface designed for on-screen readability and versatility. It provides excellent legibility across various sizes and resolutions, making it a staple for web and document design. This package installs the Arial font files for system-wide use.
Key Features:
  • Highly legible sans-serif design
  • Extensive character set support
  • Optimized for screen display
  • Industry standard for web typography
Use Cases:
  • Ensuring consistent font rendering in documents and web pages
  • Developing applications that require standard system fonts
Alternatives:
  • font-helvetica – Helvetica is a similar sans-serif typeface, often considered Arial's predecessor with slightly different character shapes
  • font-open-sans – Open Sans is a modern open-source alternative with improved readability for web interfaces
Version History
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Sep 5, 2026 9:44pm :latest 0 VERSION_BUMP 2d02c467
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