Web Design - Generic Fonts

W3C defines the following generic-family fonts in CSS1 specification: (W3C Cascading Style Sheets, Level 1 - 5.2.2). Also note: "Style sheet designers are encouraged to offer a generic font family as a last alternative."

• 'serif' (e.g. Times)
• 'sans-serif' (e.g. Helvetica)
• 'cursive' (e.g. Zapf-Chancery)
• 'fantasy' (e.g. Western)
• 'monospace' (e.g. Courier)

See also: Fonts and Typography.