font-arial ☆

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Type: Cask | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: 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

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