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Why has Comic Sans stopped working? (self.firefox)
submitted 10 months ago by subarctictundra to c/[email protected]
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Hello everyone.
I'm trying to style a web page to use Comic Sans. This has worked in the past as I have the font installed on my system (Fedora 38), and I know that Firefox can see it because it can be selected as an option for the default font:

However when I try to use it in CSS, it is not recognized:

I checked and other fonts are not affected:

I can't use the Impact font either. Both work under Chrome.
Does anyone have a clue about what could be going on?
Thanks

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 10 months ago (3 children)

It's been banned world wide. Along with papyrus.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
[–] FireTower 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Comic sans is a perfectly valid font and exceptional at its intended role. But it is problematic when used in anything other than a very casual environment.

It's a great choice for something like a web comic. But not for a law firm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It's also a great choice for code. 🙃

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

You're not my dad! 🥹

[–] unreachable 6 points 10 months ago