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A font is often measured in pt (points). Points dictate the height of the lettering. There are approximately 72 (72.272) points in one inch or 2.54 cm. For example, the font size 72 would be about one inch tall, and 36 would be about a half of an inch.

Surprisingly, Arial 11 point is overall just slightly larger than Times New Roman 12 point—unless the text is set in all caps. However, Arial’s x-height, which is to say the height of lowercase letters such as x, n, o, is almost 16% higher than that of Times New Roman!

The digital way to measure font sizes is in pixels. Some word processors such as Microsoft Word still use points as units of measurement for fonts. This is because some of the time, the documents are printed and converted to physical documents, so it makes sense to use points.

Font sizes are measured in points; 1 point (abbreviated pt) is equal to 1/72 of an inch. The point size refers to the height of a character. Thus, a 12-pt font is 1/6 inch in height.

So if you enter a 10 pt font size in Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign, you define that your font will have a size of 3.53 mm.

Most textbooks will use 10 to 12pt type. 10pt type is generally readable provided the font is well designed and line spacing is appropriate. (Personal opinion: That san serif text is horrible. Letter spacing is horrendous and it is not a very “readable” typeface to use at a small size.

Comparison table

No, size 11 font is not too small for a resume. Because some fonts are slightly smaller than others, always check that your font is readable no matter the size. For instance, these fonts are harder to read at smaller font sizes: Garamond.

Times new roman is small, as is tahoma. You can use point sizes in the point sizing, ie 10.5, 11.7. It will work just fine. I usually used a font size of 11 when I wrote papers for classes.

Resume Font Size The standard font size for resumes is 12 points in a classic and easily readable font. Larger fonts are good for emphasizing your name and section headings. If you can’t fit your content on one page you could try using a sans-serif font at 10 points, but that’s the minimum font size you should use.

For a font family such as Arial, using a font size of 10.5 to 12 points gives the best results. When in doubt, go with 11 points. It gives you excellent readability and allows you to fit a good amount of content into your application.

As a general rule, recruiters don’t care which fonts you use, as long as your resume is easy to read on a screen. Focus on your resume’s content—on what makes you a standout candidate—and add a last layer of polish with a serif or sans serif font (or a combination of the two).

Here is a list of the best fonts for resumes:

• Arial.
• Cambria.
• Calibri.
• Didot.
• Garamond.
• Times New Roman.
• Helvetica.

‘Calibri users value efficiency and trust in the default,’ explains Lee. ‘They are likely to be less bothered by what others think. ‘They may be a little boring, or a bit lazy, or not enjoy expressing themselves as individuals. ‘

Baskerville Like Garamond, Baskerville is elegant. Although it’s a little finer in its detail, Baskerville looks both serious and interesting. While fonts such as Garamond and Helvetica are more common in branding, one good example of Baskerville is its use in contemporary fashion brand, Kate Spade.

sad fonts

• Ugocranis™by Typodermic. Style: Black.
• Caligari Proby Elsner+Flake. Style: Regular.
• Melancholieby Anmark. Style: Regular.
• Melancholyby Blechmen. Style: Delusional.
• Corpse Fairyby Otto Maurer. Style: Corpse Fairy.
• Viktors Littl Creepy Horrorby TypoGraphicDesign.
• Today I Feelby Kimberly Geswein.
• Sketchy Smiley IIby Hanoded.

As we’ll cover in just a moment, serif fonts can project a sense of tradition and respectability, while sans serif fonts feel crisp and friendly. Script fonts offer the beauty of handwriting, while modern fonts are futuristic.