The Comic Sans Song

Comic Sans is a typeface, not a font. I therefore choose to interpret this song as parody, in which case this video is awesome.

“Comic Sans is the best font in the world / If you want your designs to look like they’re done by little girls.”

8 thoughts on “The Comic Sans Song”

Aaron Kashtan says:

6 Feb 2013 at 4:59 pm

It’s my understanding that the terms typeface and font are used interchangeably these days.

estee_beck says:

6 Feb 2013 at 5:13 pm

RT @DennisJerz: Comic Sans is a typeface, not a font. I therefore choose to interpret “The Comic Sans Song” as an awesome parody. http:/ …

Dennis G. Jerz says:

6 Feb 2013 at 5:55 pm

You descriptive linguist, you! I recognize it’s one of many distinctions that society at large has no real need to preserve, but I wouldn’t want my students to lose points at a job interview for confusing the two. Of course, I wouldn’t want them to “correct” their interviewer’s usage, either!

Margaret Oates Weinberg says:

6 Feb 2013 at 10:34 pm

Actually, I’m pretty sure that sans defines the style of typeface. It means the font doesn’t have serifs, which are the small lines tailing from the edges of letters. Helvetica, for example, is a san serif font.

Margaret Oates Weinberg says:

6 Feb 2013 at 10:35 pm

Oh, but now I’m going to enjoy the song!

Margaret Oates Weinberg says:

6 Feb 2013 at 10:42 pm

As a graphic designer, that definitely made my evening.

Dennis G. Jerz says:

7 Feb 2013 at 12:04 pm

Oh, you are right, Margaret — that should have read “Comic Sans is a typeface.” A copy-paste error.

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8 Feb 2013 at 10:55 pm

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The Comic Sans Song

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