At 30, Comic Sans keeps curving its way into our hearts and onto our nerves

Update: 2024-12-25

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Do you have a type, when it comes to fonts? This year marks the 30th anniversary of what’s widely seen as both the most recognizable and most reviled typeface: Comic Sans. In the latest instalment of Word Processing, our ongoing look at language, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with author Simon Garfield about how Comic Sans evolved from a playful, curved diversion from stern-looking serifs, to a laughing stock font... and why we just can't write off the sometimes off-putting form of expression.

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At 30, Comic Sans keeps curving its way into our hearts and onto our nerves

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At 30, Comic Sans keeps curving its way into our hearts and onto our nerves

At 30, Comic Sans keeps curving its way into our hearts and onto our nerves