CSS: Is Helvetica the default 'sans-serif' font on Mac and Arial the default sans-serif font on Windows?
css, html
Solution
The default font really depends on the browser. For example, in Firefox on Mac, I have Lucida Grande as the default `sans-serif` font. I don't think I changed it, but I'm not entirely sure. You can't really depend on the defaults being specific fonts, as users can change them in the preferences. If you want a specific font, specify it.
Problem
I have a lot of CSS that does the following: ``` font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; ``` It my understanding that Helvetica is the default sans-serif font on Mac and Arial is the default sans-serif font on Windows ... if that's the case, couldn't I just change the above code to be: ``` font-family: sans-serif; ``` Yes, no?