Sans Serif Fonts
Museo Sans 500
A sans serif font by Jos Buivenga (exljbris.com). Museo Sans 500 has a smaller x-height and smaller counterforms than Verdana. It works best at 14px and larger. Available for free download at myfonts.com. Also available for free download are Museo Sans 500 Italic and Museo 700 (a different font, but with the same internal structure).
View the web font specimen sheet.
Myndraine Regular
A sans serif font by Christopher Miller. Myndraine has a large x-height, but due to quirky bowls and shoulders is more lively and legible at 13px and larger. Available for free download at fontsquirrel.com. No italic or bold styles are available at this time (04.27.10).
View the web font specimen sheet.
PT Sans Regular
A sans serif font designed by Alexandra Korolkova, Olga Umpeleva and Vladimir Yefimov. Released by ParaType in 2009. PT Sans is a modern, humanist sans serif with a smaller x-height than Verdana. It works best at 14px or larger. Available for free download at fontsquirrel.com and at ParaType. Also available for free download are PT Sans Italic and PT Sans Bold.
View the web font specimen sheet.
Bitstream Vera Sans
A sans serif font trademarked by Bitstream, Inc. With a large x-height and generous aperatures, Bitstream Vera Sans should work well at 12px. But I find the letterspacing is uneven (Safari) at small sizes. I recommend using 13px and larger. Available for free download at fontsquirrel.com. Also available for free download are Bitstream Vera Sans Oblique and Bitstream Vera Sans Bold. (Note: a bold italic is also available.)
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