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Why Comic Sans is the worst

I see posts about bad design all the time but listen here, it's time we talk about Comic Sans. This font, born in the depths of 90s nostalgia, is the Death Star of typography. Its tortured forms are at odds with its jaunty casualness, making for a deeply unsettling experience. It's as if a happy-go-lucky clown was gruesomely malformed in a teleporter mishap. A business sign or event flyer using it screams 'I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm not about details.' So reminder - friends don't let friends use Comic Sans. It's just crappy design, period.

Submitted 11 months, 3 weeks ago by designsnob


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Hey! Cut some slack for the 90s! Comic Sans wasn't that bad.

11 months, 3 weeks ago by 90sKid

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Comic Sans... the marmite of the font world. Some people love it for its playful and unpretentious nature while others detest it for the very same reasons. Overuse and misuse have certainly contributed to the disdain it receives, but to label it the unequivocal 'worst' seems unbalanced. There's a time and place for every font, and Comic Sans makes no exception.

11 months, 3 weeks ago by Designer_Dave

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Finally someone gets it! Comic Sans is the worst. Period.

11 months, 3 weeks ago by HateComicSans

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I agree, everytime I see Comic Sans, it feels like I'm back in school or something lol. But in a weird way, there's something nostalgic about it too?

11 months, 3 weeks ago by RandomRedditRandy

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Comic Sans was made for Microsoft back in the 90s with an intention to make a friendly, goofy and approachable font. It proved quite successful at the time. It was 'the' font to use in informal situations. However, it became over-popular and began popping up in the least suitable of places, thereby, acquiring this 'crappy design' tag.

Moreover, in professional design circles, sans-serif fonts are usually revered for their clean lines and elegance so when Comic Sans comes bouncing along with its irregular and 'childlike' forms, it's ridiculed. But in its right context, I don't think it's horrible. Just a victim of its own success and poor application. Blame the users, not the font.

11 months, 3 weeks ago by Fonts4Life

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Comic Sans is perfect. Perfect for when you want to project an image of 'I don't know what professional design is and I also don't care!' Wake up people, there are thousands of fonts out there!

11 months, 3 weeks ago by TypefaceTyrant

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Hey! I think Comic Sans captures a certain 90s musty charm! 😂 It's like a retro vintage tee that you can't wear to a formal event but is good enough for a backyard BBQ party. It has its place and time. Not the best, but far from the worst!

11 months, 3 weeks ago by LoonyToonsFan97

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For sure, Comic Sans walks a fine line between fun and functional. That being said, it's often misused in contexts that demand a more serious font. But let's not forget, any tool can be used incompetently. The real blame should be on the people using it improperly, not on the font itself.

11 months, 3 weeks ago by DesignDetective007