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Verdana is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Matthew Carter for Microsoft Corporation, with hand-hinting done by Thomas Rickner, then at Monotype. Demand for such a typeface was recognized by Virginia Howlett of Microsoft's typography group. The name "Verdana" is based on verdant (something green), and Ana (the name of Howlett's eldest daughter). Bearing similarities to sans-serif typefaces such as Frutiger, Verdana was designed to be readable at small sizes on the low-resolution computer screens of the period. The lack of serifs, large x-height, wide proportions, loose letter-spacing, large counters, and emphasized distinctions between similarly-shaped characters are chosen to increase legibility for body text. The bold weight is thicker than would be normal with fonts for print use, a decision made to suit the limitations of onscreen display.〔 According to a study of online fonts by the Software Usability and Research Laboratory at Wichita State University, participants preferred Verdana to be the best overall font choice and it was also perceived as being among the most legible fonts.〔(A Comparison of Popular Online Fonts: Which Size and Type is Best? )〕 ==Distinctive visual identifiable characteristics== Characteristics of the typeface are: ;Lower case *there is a square dot over the letter i *the lowercase j has a serif on top that protrudes left *the a is double-story ;Upper case *the capital Q's tail is centered under the figure *the uppercase J has a serif on the top that protrudes left *there are two versions of uppercase R, one with a straight tail and one with a curved tail. *the uppercase I has serifs on the top and bottom As an example of the attention given to making similar characters easily distinguishable, the digit 1 (one) in Verdana was given a horizontal base and a hook in the upper left to distinguish it from lowercase l (L) and uppercase I (i). This is similar to the digit "1" found in Morris Fuller Benton's sans-serif typefaces News Gothic and Franklin Gothic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verdana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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