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| β | One of the comics in the "[[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]]" series, this one touches on the fact that | + | <span style="font-family:papyrus"> One of the comics in the "[[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]]" series, this one touches on the fact that {{w|Papyrus (typeface)|Papyrus}} ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=590:_Papyrus&oldid=92915 the font]) - the font of this description - is considered to be overused by many typography geeks, including the font's own creator. Pretending that he doesn't know that, [[Cueball]] gives [[Ponytail]] a heartfelt card written in that font just to see her twitch. </span> |
| β | The title text says that [[Randall]] actually ''likes'' Papyrus, even if it ''is'' overused, and refers to the fact that he will soon be receiving hate- | + | <span style="font-family:papyrus"> The title text says that [[Randall]] actually ''likes'' Papyrus, even if it ''is'' overused, and refers to the fact that he will soon be receiving hate-mails from people who dislike Papyrus. Those e-mails will be written in </span><span style="font-family:helvetica">{{w|Helvetica}},</span><span style="font-family:papyrus"> another commonly-used sans-serif font that is highly esteemed by typography geeks, designers, and often hipsters. Those would call that font for '' beautifully-{{w|Kerning|kerned}}''. See also [[1015: Kerning]]. </span> |
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