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What are the default set of fonts used by browsers for the CSS generic Font Family types?

• sans-serif
  • Arial
  • Geneva
  • Helvetica
  • Lucida Sans
  • Trebuchet
  • Verdana
• serif
  • Garamond
  • Georgia
  • New York
  • Times
  • Times New Roman
• monospace
  • Courier
  • Courier New
  • Lucida Console
  • Monaco
• fantasy
  • Copperplate
  • Desdemona
  • Impact
  • Kino
• cursive
  • Comic Sans MS
  • Lucida Handwriting
  • Zapf Chancery

When using the font-famly CSS attribute, it's recommended to have one of these generic family names as a fallback. (Just add the closest matching font family to the end of the font-family font list.)

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