Comic Sans MS

Summary

Comic Sans MS is a casual script typeface^[1]. It draws 707 Wikipedia views per month (casual_script_typeface category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comic Sans MS's image is recorded as ComicSansSpec3.svg^[3].
• Comic Sans MS's instance of is recorded as casual script typeface^[4].
• Comic Sans MS's instance of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[5].
• Comic Sans MS's publisher is recorded as Microsoft^[6].
• Comic Sans MS's logo image is recorded as Comic Sans font.svg^[7].
• Comic Sans MS's GND ID is recorded as 7647685-6^[8].
• Comic Sans MS's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Comic Sans MS's designed by is recorded as Vincent Connare^[10].
• Comic Sans MS's part of is recorded as Core fonts for the Web^[11].
• Comic Sans MS's Commons category is recorded as Comic Sans^[12].
• +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Comic Sans MS^[13].
• Comic Sans MS's publication date is recorded as +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• Comic Sans MS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0308zl^[15].
• Comic Sans MS's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/comic-sans-ms^[16].
• Comic Sans MS's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Calligraphic Graphic^[17].
• Comic Sans MS's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03504993n^[18].
• Comic Sans MS's Quora topic ID is recorded as Comic-Sans^[19].
• Comic Sans MS's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19747220^[20].
• Comic Sans MS's type foundry is recorded as Microsoft^[21].
• Comic Sans MS's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 74626887^[22].
• Comic Sans MS's Namuwiki ID is recorded as Comic Sans^[23].
• Comic Sans MS's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 7204^[24].
• Comic Sans MS's WikiKids ID is recorded as Comic_Sans^[25].
• Comic Sans MS's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as comic-sans^[26].

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Geography

Comic Sans MS's part of is recorded as Core fonts for the Web^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include casual script typeface^[4] and sans-serif typeface^[5].

History and Context

+1994-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Comic Sans MS^[13].

Why It Matters

Comic Sans MS draws 707 Wikipedia views per month (casual_script_typeface category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]