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12 facts about Comic Sans - World's most hated font
Comic Sans, one of the most famous fonts in the world.
It's really a Marmite-esque thing, either you like it or you hate it.
But what about you?
Whatever your stance, here are some cool facts about Comic Sans.
Enjoy, hate people and lovers alike.
Comic Sans owes its existence and creation to the horrible failure of Microsoft Bob.
Vincent Connare himself has admitted that while designing Comic Sans, he had two comics in his office - The Dark Knight Returns and Watchmen.
The Comic Sans ban movement is the largest anti-font movement in the world.
Connare also has no sense of humor when it comes to all the Comic Sans haters out there.
Connare has also designed a number of other famous fonts.
In 2004, a study called Comic Sans the 'childish' font.
In Skype messenger, if you change your font to Comic Sans, the emoji next to the text field will turn into a scowl, disapproval.
In between the Apple IIGS and the iPod, Apple became so jealous of Comic Sans that they used it for themselves.
Since 2009, DJs on Dutch radio have been celebrating the first Friday of July each year as Comic Sans Day, encouraging their listeners to “send all your mail, print it all.
In 2013, Dutch airline giant KLM even decided to take part in the fun, changing the font on their website to Comic Sans and giving people named C. Sans a chance to win.
Comic Sans is available on 99.13% of Windows computers and 90.91% of Macs.
If you're unlucky to be one of the 0.87% of Windows users who don't have Comic Sans, you can buy it for a premium price.
