Which font is better to use for the site - Arial or Helvetica Neue?

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weranda2016-01-31 22:32:57

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weranda, 2016-01-31 22:32:57

Greetings
Do you think it's better for the site to use Arial or Helvetica Neue?
I thought for a long time, I like Helvetica Neue, but I don’t want to load the site with two fonts for 120 Kb. In Arial, in comparison with Helvetica Neue, I don’t like the Cyrillic letter K, neither small nor large, but if you use Arial, then in different OSes the font becomes a little narrower or wider, which is a little unpleasant, and when using the Helvetica Neue embedded font, almost pixel by pixel everything corresponds in different OS. Any thoughts?

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Growth Osipov, 2016-01-31
@RostOsipov

Write down: font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;and do not worry.
Windows users will get Arial, Mac users will get Helvetica.
Cyrillic in both typefaces loses to Western ones (largely due to the lack of remote elements and the fact of the crooked hands of the creators of the reform of the Russian alphabet under Peter I)

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Muhammad, 2016-01-31
@muhammad_97

Alternatively, create your own font.

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Alex, 2016-01-31
@isqua

Firstly, 120kb in the modern world is not so much. Secondly, your fonts will be cached by the user for a long time if you configure the server correctly. In short, loading your font is not a problem.
Personally, I don't like Cyrillic in Helvetica Neue, and I would, choosing between it and Arial, stop at Arial. Especially at small sizes: up to 24px. But lately I prefer PT Sans. The Cyrillic alphabet is well developed, the font is strong, confident, does not fall apart, there are no surprises, no extra gaps.

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del993788, 2016-02-11
@del993788

arial... Get the fuck out of it. Cyrillic Helvetica also does not shine with beauty, but at least it is more pleasant. Use OpenSans and Myriad. Great fonts.
roboto is also not recommended. there Cyrillic is not the best

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Artur Kalninsh, 2016-02-08
@zashto

Arial is trash.
Helvetica is such a panacea, in its own way.
Look for something else. There are enough fonts in the world, don't get hung up on just two.
Although if you are still a bore, then feel free to choose Helvetic.

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▪ ▪, 2016-02-11
@kingdomofcrooked

Maybe it's better to use the Roboto font at all? And the Arial font is so poor that its use is considered a perversion.