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Comic Sans

Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif typeface created and designed by Vincent Connare and released by Microsoft in 1994. Designed as a non-connecting script, the typeface draws inspiration from comic book lettering, to emulate the informal and cartoonish tone of speech bubbles. It was originally developed for use in Microsoft's software, and since then has…

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Category
Sans-serif, script
Date released
October 1994 (1994-10)
Designer
Vincent Connare
Foundry
Microsoft
Re-issuing foundries
Monotype Imaging
Variations
Comic Sans Pro

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Comic Sans

Nodes121
Edges120
Triples113
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016529
Components1

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Comic Sans

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related to Development and release · 24
Comic Sans → Dave Gibbons, Finally, He, Internet Explorer, It, John Costanza, Microsoft, Microsoft Bob, Microsoft Comic Chat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Publisher, Movie Maker, OEM, Pack, Plus, The, The Dark Knight Returns, Times New Roman, To, Travel
related to Reception and legacy · 18
Comic Sans → Ben Harman, Comic Code, Comic Neue, Comic Papyrus, Comic Parchment, Craig Rozynski, Despite, Furthermore, In, In April, Mickey Mouse, Microsoft, Papyrus, Several, Tabular Type Foundry, The, Vincent Connare, Walt Disney Company
related to Defense · 12
Comic Sans → According, Comic Sans Day, DJs Coen Swijnenberg, Friday, In, July, Netherlands, Other, Sander Lantinga, Some Dutch, TES, Twitter
related to Legibility · 11
Comic Sans → Cognition, Comic Sans Italic, Compared, Haettenschweiler, Helvetica, In, Monotype Corsiva, More, Princeton University, Some, The
related to Comic Sans Pro (2011) · 10
Comic Sans → April Fools' Day, Ascender, Comic Sans Pro, Font Pack, Monotype Imaging, Originally, Terrance Weinzierl, The, While, Windows
related to Misuse · 9
Comic Sans → Cavalier, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, During, LeBron James, NBA, The, The Decision, TV
related to Opposition · 8
Comic Sans → Ban Comic Sans, Because, Dave, Dave Combs, Holly Combs, Indianapolis, The, The Boston Phoenix
related to In popular culture · 6
Comic Sans → Because, Fast Company, In, It, Mark Wilson, President Donald Trump
related to External links · 2
Comic Sans → Comic Sans MS, Microsoft Typography
Category · 1
Comic Sans → Sans-serif, script

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sans comic typeface microsoft font use used released connare created windows part fonts designer ms vincent new letter speech bubbles

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Comic SansCategorySans-serif, script1.00infobox
Comic SansDate releasedOctober 1994 (1994-10)1.00infobox
Comic SansDesignerVincent Connare1.00infobox
Comic SansFoundryMicrosoft1.00infobox
Comic SansRe-issuing foundriesMonotype Imaging1.00infobox
Comic SansVariationsComic Sans Pro1.00infobox
children's booksinstance ofand since then has become widely recognized for its use in casual contexts0.80text
personal documentationinstance ofand since then has become widely recognized for its use in casual contexts0.80text
in educational resources.The typeface was first introduced with Microsoft Windows as a part of the Microsoft Plusinstance ofand since then has become widely recognized for its use in casual contexts0.80text
Helvetica.More ofteninstance ofmore traditional typeface0.80text
howeverinstance ofmore traditional typeface0.80text
Comic Sans is described as especially legibleinstance ofmore traditional typeface0.80text

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