With its serifs (those little lines at the end of each stroke in a letter we’ll get to them soon), Microsoft states that it was “designed for on-screen reading and to look good when printed at small sizes.” And that makes it a great font for the content of your resume and cover letter. Like Calibri, Cambria was also commissioned by Microsoft by a Dutchman and created in 2004.
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It’s a professional and easy-to-read font, and it won the TDC2 2005 Type System award from the Type Directors Club.Ĭons: As a default font, it also means other job seekers may use Calibri, which means your resume might not stand out from others.Īlternative: Carlito is a font created by Google that is a match for Calibri, metrically compatible, and intended as an open-source substitute. Pros: As a default font, Calibri will usually render correctly when a hiring manager opens your resume. It’s a contemporary font that simply tries to maximize relatability, skipping dated serifs but without the intense flourish of other modern fonts-perfect for today’s resumes.
Lucas de Groot, a Dutch type designer, was commissioned by Microsoft to create Calibri to replace good old Times New Roman as the default font for Office. Now let's take a look at each of our recommended resume fonts in more detail.