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Everyone loves to hate Comic Sans. The child-like handwr... infamous, there is a movement to try to ban it. Mention ... common layman (aside from a preschool teacher), and you ... chuckle, mention it to a trained designer, and you’ll ... disgust. Bu

Why You Hate Comic Sans
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Everyone loves to hate Comic Sans. The child-like handwriting font is so infamous, there is a movement to try to ban it. Mention its name to the common layman (aside from a preschool teacher), and you will likely get a chuckle, mention it to a trained designer, and you’ll get a look of disgust. But what exactly makes Comic Sans so horrible?

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Everyone loves to hate Comic Sans. The child-like handwriting font is so infamous, there is <a href="http://bancomicsans.com/" target="_blank">a movement to try to ban it</a>. Mention its name to the common layman (aside from a preschool teacher), and you will likely get a chuckle, mention it to a trained designer, and you&#x2019;ll get a look of disgust. But what exactly makes Comic Sans so horrible?