leenia -

In most cases it doesn't make any difference what font one uses to post. The site only sends the "nummers" for the characters, and the person who gets it - in his/her browser - selects what font it will be displayed in.

You can "code" a particular font in your posting, if it's really necessary, and many websites do that. A website can "embed" a font so that it will be sent with the page for anyone who doesn't have it; but if you do it the one who reads it has to have that font installed or the browser will pick another one. The one reading the page can choose which one to substitute, so it's still the reader's choice on what font they see.

The only exception that I can think of off hand is the when you put something between a <pre> - </pre&bt; pair of tags the reader's browser is supposed to use a monospaced font. That's usually Courier, but there are several others and the one receiveng the page can select a different one.

A similar result happens with the tags <cite> - <'/cite>. The font isn't changed, but it will all be italicized.

The font someone prefers to use to read things may depend on the kind of monitor the person is using, or might be affected by lighting where the monitor is located and on the "vision abilities" of the reader. A person with a weird mouse/pointing device or with different coordination limitations might need a special to make it easier to hit things to make selections or to cut-'n-paste, so it really is, usually, best to leave the choices with the viewer.

a more traditional font, such as this one you're reading right now - - I just clicked three times and am now reading this right now in a sans-serif font: Tahoma. It shouldn't affect what you see.

John