— Jamie B. Some members of the Instagram community, while seemingly excited at the news, have also found themselves confused at the addition of what appears to be the Comic Sans font — an often mocked typeface most … Instagram Adds Comic Sans-like Font To Stories, You May Like It, Some Don’t. The irregularity of each individual letter makes words easier to parse. That’s because Instagram has introduced four new fonts. Comic sans-esque font. But before you go complaining to Instagram about its typography choices, there’s likely a good reason the company decided to add a Comic Sans-like font. It feels like I am reading something aimed at children. New Instagram Stories Fonts #3: A Kooky New Comic Sans Inspired Font Next up, there’s a kooky new font on the block, and it’s already polarizing the Instagram community. Typically, having more options to choose from when crafting Stories would be a welcome development. Typically, having more options to choose from when crafting Stories would be a welcome development. Golden (@jamiebgolden) August 4, 2020 Good afternoon to everybody, except the person that decided it was a good idea to add comic sans to Instagram Created by former Microsoft typographer Vincent Connare in 1994, Comic Sans is legendary. Polite reminder that comic sans is an accessible font and Instagram introducing it is actually a v good thing — Tasmin Freelance Digital Marketer (@GrandioseDays) August 4, 2020 With new stencil and serif options Instagram has added a typeface that looks a lot like the "world's most hated font", Comic Sans. You have new stencil and serif options, as well as one that has an uncanny resemblance to Comic Sans. Polite reminder that comic sans is an accessible font and Instagram introducing it is actually a v good thing — Tasmin Freelance Digital Marketer (@GrandioseDays) August 4, 2020 Former Microsoft typographer Vincent Connare created Comic Sans in 1994. Love it or hate it, this Comic Sans inspired font (sixth on the menu) is here to stay, complete with a playful paint-brush style highlight effect: As Mashable points outs, Comic Sans is considered one of the easier fonts for people with dyslexia to read. Instagram proving they can be just as toxic as Facebook by adding Comic Sans to their font options. Instagram proving they can be just as toxic as Facebook by adding Comic Sans to their font options. I cannot get my head around the fact Instagram introduced that comic sans font. I thought maybe through time that I'd get used to it, but it still sickens me. Golden (@jamiebgolden) August 4, 2020 “Good afternoon to everybody, except the person that decided it was a good idea to add comic sans to Instagram,” said … You can check out all the new fonts by adding a text to a Story and then using the interface element that appears above the keyboard to switch between them. The new fonts present more opportunity for creativity. Pulling inspiration from the lettering in comic books like Watchmen, Connare envisioned people using the […] Instagram rolled out several new fonts to Create Mode for Stories this week, allowing users to issue their transient missives in a wider selection of styles. With four new fonts Instagram's typographic choices have already caused some stir. — Jamie B. Opinion. Instagram rolled out several new fonts to Create Mode for Stories today, allowing users to issue their transient missives in a wider selection of styles. Unless you run an account dedicated to Doge memes, remember to use the font sparingly and tastefully.