Previous entries
Next entries

November 28th, 2005

Windows Vista to Get a New Screen Font: Segoe UI

By Alice Hill
RealTechNews

Just when we all got used to saying Tahoma (the current Windows default font) Windows Vista is shaking things up again with a seemingly unpronounceable new screen font. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Segoe UI. The font will default to 9 pts. in Vista and then when in Office12 moves down to 8 pts.

We say: Looks nice but how the heck do you pronouce it? Alice Adds: Interesting that the spell checker in Office 2003 has no idea what Segoe is.
Source: the Windows Vista Weblog

Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • del.icio.us
  • digg
  • Fark
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • YahooMyWeb
You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site. RSS 2.0

5 comments to "Windows Vista to Get a New Screen Font: Segoe UI"

  1. Gonzalo says:

    Searching for Segoe, this ( http://www.hardcovermedia.com/lab/articles/fruseg.htm ) is the first result. Seems Segoe is not so ‘new’.

    November 28th, 2005 at 10:18 pm

  2. Laydros says:

    I’m pretty sure Trebuchet MS is the default font of XP. Also a pretty tough one to say. Tahoma was in 2K and ME, maybe 98.

    November 28th, 2005 at 10:59 pm

  3. Terry says:

    I guess it’s just me, but I tend to get really annoyed by fonts where I can’t tell uppercase I from lowercase L, and also from the number 1. Trebuchet and Tahoma are fine, and love good old Times New Roman. This new one just does not do it for me.

    November 29th, 2005 at 5:25 am

  4. XP = Boring…Mod Your PC! says:

    […] So anyway, I alluded to Windows Vista earlier, and if you’ve been fortunate enough to see some screenshots of the new OS, hopefully you noticed the awesome font that they’re going to feature on the interface, Segoe UI. In my opinion, the font looks like a second cousin to the Lucida family, albeit a bit more modern and progressive. There’s actually been a healthy amount of debate about the authenticity of the font (which I don’t necessarily question or care about) because it looks nearly identical to a font called Frutiger Next. According to an article I read, in 2003, the Swiss government commissioned this font for use on ALL road signs in that design-happy country, which I think is completely cool. I, for one, would rather see my tax dollars go into that than into Billy Joe Jerkoff’s coffee breaks alongside the interstate with the rest of his road crew, but I guess that’s neither here nor there. […]

    December 23rd, 2006 at 2:50 pm

  5. SM Sanchez says:

    The new Segoe UI gives the user a much legible text for the GUI on Vista. I think Tahoma might go to the spa for a clean-up. Segoe really does the best, although it must prove its worth to the public…

    March 20th, 2007 at 11:48 pm

Leave a comment