Microsoft’s Aptos has stirred debates about font preferences. Why does the look of lettering matter so much?

To me, the smaller 10.5-point Aptos Regular font still outperforms the 11-point Calibri font. While a tad wide, it is gorgeous, easier to read than 11-point Calibri, and renders well on my phone.

A change in Microsoft Word’s default typeface, from Calibri to Aptos, didn’t register for everyone, but fans of typography got excited. By Victor Mather When you read — a book, a traffic ...

Calibri — long the default typeface in programs like Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint — had been dethroned after 17 years. And now a new font named Aptos was king.

Calibri — long the default typeface in programs like Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint — had been dethroned after 17 years. And now a new font named Aptos was king.

But the tech giant has caused quite a stir this week, after replacing Calibri for the first time in 17 years. The new default font is Aptos - and the change hasn't gone down well with users.

After 15 years with Calibri as the default font, MS Office users will soon see a new look in their documents Written by Maria Diaz, Staff Writer July 14, 2023, 9:50 a.m. PT ...

Calibri replaced Times New Roman as the suite's default font in Office 2007, at a time before "Retina" displays and when 1024×768 and 1280×800 screens were still the norm —a ClearType font ...

Microsoft is replacing its Calibri default font with Aptos, a new sans-serif typeface that’s inspired by mid-20th-century Swiss typography. Previously known as Bierstadt, Aptos has been part of ...