In the 90’s Microsoft donated the standard Web Core Fonts that most every browser uses today and those core fonts have remained unchanged until now. With the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has unleashed something quite new on the Web — the “C” fonts; Cambria, Calibri, Candara, Consolas, Constantia, and Corbel. Here’s how to download them for free and how to use them in your web sites.

Vista includes 6 new web fonts (all begin with C as in core). All of these fonts have been expertly tuned to look great both on the screen (even LCDs) and on paper.

Here’s their names and what they look like.

In addition to the above fonts, Vista also ships with Nyala and Segoe however these fonts are not a part of the free download and are unavailable, legally, to non-Vista/Office owners.

Non-vista, Windows users can get the new fonts, legally, by downloading and installing Microsoft’s Powerpoint Viewer. Installing the viewer installs the new Vista C fonts on your system, and they are, for the most part, worth the download. If you’re a web designer and not using Vista then this download is mandatory since it will let you see your page as your Vista users see it.

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