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fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago
US politics

The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face

The State Department reverted its official font from Calibri back to Times New Roman 14-point for all official documents.
fromwww.dw.com
16 hours ago
US politics

US: Rubio restores Times New Roman over 'wasteful' Calibri DW 12/11/2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using Calibri and return to Times New Roman, citing wastefulness and dignity concerns.
fromIntelligencer
1 day ago

Now the Trump Administration Is Coming After Our Fonts

If I had to pick a word to describe Calibri, the sans serif typeface which was the default font for Microsoft apps from 2007 to 2024, it would probably be "inoffensive." Sure, Microsoft's "extremely readable" font has had its critics over the years, but they've mostly just complained that it's too plain, that it lacks personality. I'd bet that for most people, Calibri just became a ubiquitous, thoughtless part of their normal life, from office memos to book reports,
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