Joe, I have no idea what font's are common to most computers but I would think that for the type of rint you are looking at, you are looking at a font that wouldn't be readily substituted by another similar looking font (I'm assuming these browsers do attempt font substitutions - Mudguard - where are you?) if it was not on a particular computer.

I am a believer in simplicity on these matters and would I probably just stick with using the standard HTML codes such as bold for effects.

I suppose another alternative would be to ask Max if he could knock up a .gif. I know linking to grahics is not allowed in the threads but this is a one off use in a one special purose thread and the presence of 1 extra small graphic would have no real impact on the download time of the thread.

Jon