Trebuchet MS vs Verdana

Trebuchet MS and Verdana are both sans-serif typefaces sharing a humanist foundation. Where Trebuchet MS leans tech, warm, Verdana brings web optimized, wide. Compare which suits your Web project.

Design DNA

Design overlap:17%

Trebuchet MS

Structural
Humanist
Visual
Warm
Purpose
Tech

Verdana

Structural
HumanistWide
Visual
Readable
Purpose
Web Optimized

Highlighted traits are shared between both fonts

Visual Comparison

Trebuchet MS

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1 / 5Trebuchet MS specimen 1 of 5
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1 / 5

Verdana

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1 / 4Verdana specimen 1 of 4
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1 / 4

Feature Comparison

Feature Trebuchet MS Verdana
Type Premium Premium
Classification sans-serif sans-serif
Variable Font No No
Weights Multiple Multiple
Italics Yes Yes
License Commercial License Required Commercial License Required
Language Support latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek latin, latin-extended, cyrillic, greek
Source Microsoft Microsoft

Best Use Cases

Web Design

Typography optimized for websites, landing pages, and web applications. Web font...

Trebuchet Verdana
UI Design

Typography optimized for user interfaces, design systems, and digital products. ...

Trebuchet Verdana
Documents

Typography for business documents, reports, and professional communications. Doc...

Trebuchet Verdana
Screen
Trebuchet Verdana
Email
Trebuchet Verdana

Where You'll See These Fonts

Verdana

  • IKEA (historical)
  • Early web design
  • Email signatures
  • Microsoft applications
  • Corporate intranets

Which Should You Choose?

Recommended: Trebuchet MS

  • tech, warm design character
  • Suited for Screen
  • From Microsoft
  • 2 free alternatives available
View Trebuchet MS →

Consider: Verdana

  • web optimized, wide design character
  • Suited for Email
  • From Microsoft
  • 3 free alternatives available
View Verdana →

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Verdana

For UI Design For Web Design For Documents With Humanist With Wide With Readable

Free Alternatives to Consider

Free fonts that can replace both Trebuchet MS and Verdana

Open Sans

85%

85% to Trebuchet MS · 78% to Verdana

Google Fonts · Apache-2.0 · Variable

DejaVu Sans

85%

% to Trebuchet MS · 85% to Verdana

Open Font Library · Bitstream-Vera · 2 weights

Roboto

80%
Google Fonts · Apache-2.0 · Variable

Source Sans Pro

75%

% to Trebuchet MS · 75% to Verdana

Google Fonts · OFL-1.1 · Variable

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