A Defense of Comic Sans

𝕴𝖓 𝕯𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖓𝖘𝖊 𝕺𝖋 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖈 𝕾𝖆𝖓𝖘
Even the geniuses at CERN use Comic Sans: img.clubic.com/05281294-photo-...
Gunnarolla's AWESOME Comic Sans SONG: • The Comic Sans Song | ...
David Kadavy's "Why You Hate Comic Sans" [great read]: kadavy.net/blog/posts/why-you-...
David Kadavy's video: • Why You Hate Comic San...
ALL music by Jake Chudnow: / jakechudnow
/ jakechudnow
Great book about type: Simon Garfields JUST MY TYPE: www.amazon.co.uk/Just-My-Type-...
Ban Comic Sans: bancomicsans.com
Funny site to send people who use Comic Sans: www.comicsanscriminal.com/
Comic Sans alternatives: bancomicsans.com/main/?page_id=98
Kill Comic Sans game: www.agencyfusion.com/kill-comi...
McSweeney's humor article from the perspective of Comic Sans: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im...
David O'Reilly T-Shirts: skreened.com/dumbstuff
Typeface Periodic Table: artworksdesign.files.wordpress...
Type rules 101: www.denizcemonduygu.com/tipo101/
History of typefaces and handwriting: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Evo...
Basic articles on Comic Sans:
mashable.com/2012/10/03/comic-...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11...
www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/...
www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesig...
Connare's own presentation on Comic Sans (I saw him deliever this at LOLcon in NY): www.connare.com/ihatecomic.pdf
Story of Comic Sans with interview with Vincent Connare: www.fonts.com/content/learning...
Comic Sans ART: / comicsansproject
Comic Sans deisgn criticism: kleinletters.com/Blog/comic-sa...
Uncanny Valley: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_...
Interesting piece on Helvetica vs. Arial: www.fonts.com/content/learning...
Comic Sans in weird places: comicfrigginsans.wordpress.com...

[@maddoxstar5351]

imagine if on april 1st youtube changed everything to comic sans

[@alyssashoemaker3414]

LETS DO IT 🤣🤣🤣

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

imagine youtube saw ur comment

[@barryo2905]

Imagined if i didnt care, spoiler i wouldnt die of laughter

[@cardboardleaf7971]

I would love that to happen, and all I'd think of is a certain skeleton wearing a blue hoodie.

[@qwedge]

@@cardboardleaf7971 s a n s

[@yugispider5598]

Half of this comments is agreeing and the other half is undertale jokes

[@ekop-ew1yk]

Ahh yes... undertale... nostalgic

[@specmoment3592]

I havent seen a single comic sans the funni skeleton joke Nvm I scrolled down more and there are 3000 undertale jokes

[@MiIton]

Did you know this video is under the #asshole

[@richardgibson8403]

REIKI TIME perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@Powercube7]

Wait so sans is funny because of comic sans?

[@avannen0109]

man dont you love when a vsauce video gets recommended to you 10 years later

[@mckenziebate2949]

Eyyyy same

[@littlefox_100]

Yup

[@ILUJINKO]

We love it

[@esc_l0n]

the fact that he used papyrus as the example for “ugly” in a video about comic sans way before undertale even existed is amazing

[@NeidenHalffur]

Ikr? It surprised me so much I checked the date of the video 😂

[@christopherjobin-official7440]

The reason Sans and Papyrus got their names is because these fonts were so infamous.

[@Perseagatuna]

Both comic sans and papyrus were famous for being ugly as fuck and that's why toby fox chose them

[@antkiller7537]

Papyrus is more handsome than sans, in reverse of the fonts

[@amajumder4339]

Guess he's not a pasta lover

[@rachiller6023]

I have a friend who writes out her essays in comic sans before formatting them for submission because it’s so much easier for her dyslexia

[@penguinwithamac1044]

tell her to stop it and use literally any other font

[@Killbayne]

@@penguinwithamac1044 did you read the whole sentence?

[@rachiller6023]

Penguin With A Mac 10 apparently my friend isn’t the one who has trouble comprehending text. The comic sans is easier for her to read because of its formatting being especially dyslexia friendly. She changes her essay to standard tnr before she submits but during the actual composition has an easier time if it’s comic sans. Don’t be a jerk just because it’s trendy to hate a font, you sheep.

[@lilja1114]

I also have dyslexia, and comic sans has a special space in my heart. It's ugly, but I love it.

[@sprite4800]

@@penguinwithamac1044 Did you read the fucking comment?

[@saityavuz76]

He Defended Comic sans When no one else would.

[@snakesalad199]

The hero we need..But not he one we deserve

[@Gerno_]

Our hero!

[@anthonybramante2921]

He's a regular Atticus Finch

[@marz3942]

periodttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[@BarrettOnealSword]

D A M N.

[@ImBoredToo]

The history of font related terms at 3:00 is mind-blowing

[@thwok59]

comic sans is used in baldi

[@qwertyuiop.lkjhgfdsa]

@@thwok59 nobody gives a fuck

[@asheep7797]

It's like that moment when the díck fits right into the hole.

[@thwok59]

@@asheep7797 bruh WHATt!?

[@estrelaplatinada6506]

​@@thwok59 sans too

[@millennium7909]

"You can even play a kill comic sans game!" *Megalovania blasting on the background* That aged like fine wine

[@OrthoKarter]

ew no, that game sucks. get out lol

[@millennium7909]

@@OrthoKarter L + ratio

[@OrthoKarter]

@@millennium7909 LOL

[@Maggie66112]

​@@OrthoKarter L + no dad

[@user-ds5co9pq4p]

@@OrthoKarter L

[@wombocorp]

I want my gravestone to be in comic sans

[@ChefExcellence007]

'An Excellent Choice'

[@brenduck]

CAN YOU SIGN MY SPATULA

[@brenduck]

I only said it because Chef Excellence is here.

[@DaRichMan]

+Frisky As do I.

[@brenduck]

I would really like Chef Excellence to sign my spatula. It would be a dream come true.

[@vikarhu3372]

Comic sans is the legend of school powerpoint presentations

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

That is the truest thing I've seen in my entire life hahaha 😂

[@edi9892]

I pissed off people during presentations during my Ph.D. using it for labeling sketches... I just wanted a font that is visibly different from the main text and fits rather crude sketches...

[@fabianvanderelst9643]

@@edi9892 hahaha, great story! 😊

[@stuffiwannaupload2450]

Arial and Gothic Black is King in word.

[@midnight9386]

1,000th like here. Lmao that was so satisfying

[@SwaggyPants]

I’d like to think Toby fox watched this then decided to make 2 characters out of the most ugly fonts just to despite a sauce

[@NaveeSeal]

Damn, what did Toby have against condiments?

[@Sample_Text18]

​@@NaveeSealyes.

[@skelestial]

​@@NaveeSealsans loves ketchup...

[@GenghisClaus]

HEYYY A Sauce, Michelle here

[@oscardean8962]

What the fuck happened towards the end, did you have a stroke at the end?

[@marmite-land]

"Foundue" doesn't exist in french. Maybe "Fondue" is what you're looking for, and it's a dish consisting of croûtons dipped in a pot of molten cheese and white wine. The french word for foundry is simply "Fonderie". But in reality, the term "Font" is derived from the french "Fonte" which designates the action of founding a batch of letters

[@robobot1375]

Interesting but it’s not like theyre going to see this 9 years later

[@pasdepi]

“fondue” is “melted” in french, it’s not only a dish

[@marmite-land]

@@pasdepi The noun is only refering to the dish, the adjective is refering to being melted, yes

[@050_WeiXian]

they have a annotation for that problem

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

@@050_WeiXian Remember when annotations existed? Remember when youtube added features instead of removing them?

[@drerfdoof8703]

Once i got a letter saying my grandpa died in comic sans

[@bjarnhedur]

Oof

[@jamswoo]

That’s just sad

[@charlottethames4401]

so comic sans obsorbed your grampa and he died???

[@charliecoxon9456]

Oof

[@andydad0g351]

Lol wot m8

[@miss-fortunate]

"Comic Sans is used mostly by the untrained majority" *4th graders on Google slides*

[@gamingdabox8935]

Got em

[@akish302]

@@aurich172 and the overused transitions

[@hantenguuppermoon4730]

How did you figure that out

[@miss-fortunate]

@@hantenguuppermoon4730 a dark past I would rather not talk about

[@hantenguuppermoon4730]

@@mushroom8446 No

[@DuskTheBatPony]

I absolutely love the fact that you cannot tell how old Vsauce videos are, the only indication is his hair, because Michael has been making videos for so long his age is starting to show.

[@NickAndriadze]

This guy appreciated the artistic genius of Comic Sans before Undertale was even a thing. Respect man, only respect.

[@crocetti3273]

Comic sans is used in 2 ways. Elementary schools And Memes

[@nob0dy27_]

And sans

[@Dexuz]

Unironically, my elementary school age was full of Times New Roman, but now I like Comic Sans.. and also Sans.

[@void1795]

BUDDY there's one more LAZARBEAM

[@stevensilvers3852]

And gravestones

[@Dango428]

@@void1795 I see you're a bloody legend as well

[@fluxbird]

"It was recently reported that on twitter the only thing complained about more frequently than Justin Bieber but less frequently than airlines is Comic Sans" GOD I MISS 2013

[@avigailpekelman8239]

Before twitter was offended by everything

[@lotgc]

It was a peaceful time

[@slimetrash8942]

@@avigailpekelman8239 if it means that you cant openly hate minorities im pretty glad twitters offended by everything now

[@bananawithaknife]

It would be really nice to go back to that age of twitter.

[@spacesheep6547]

@@slimetrash8942 well it depends on what you count as "openly hating minorities"

[@orionskittles]

Me spending nine whole minutes of my life listening to a guy talk about a font was the best spent time ever

[@b.b.b.b.b.b.b]

"she loved to sleep, and now at peace, she can sleep forever" what a mood

[@TR_Arial]

"You can even play a kill comic sans game" Well yeah about that...

[@marieisthebestsquidsister]

Oooooh boooooy

[@itsamedyt5685]

This aged very well

[@somedudethatripsplanetinha4221]

*megalovania playing in the distance*

[@riyak.7393]

Wait what happened?

[@TR_Arial]

@@riyak.7393This: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKOXeoygmtWfgKM

[@repubblesmcglonky8990]

It's funny how "Comic Sans" is the near-French for "Not Funny"

[@ellennaronice9163]

*-coughs in french-*

[@Toni300]

@@ellennaronice9163 atchoum yeah caugh in french= atchoum also, I speak french as my min language and I really dont think about it as ''Not funny''

[@ellennaronice9163]

@@Toni300 I- Atchoum is for sneezing dude o-o

[@eastweast35]

I think because it's based on comic books (text sans the comic)

[@StefanVeenstra]

That's why it's popular, the French don't know funny.

[@OmDahake]

I like Comic Sans It looks handwritten ish but is also perfectly legible and easy to read and in some circumstances look professional

[@ravijol1]

i have adhd and i usually get modified tests in school with bigger text or bigger spaces. one time for a history test, the font was in comic sans. i was laughing so hard, but i actually found out later, that it actually helped me.

[@nanopixel6460]

For april fools day youtube should change their font(typeface?) to comic sans

[@marytherese8589]

YES YES YES YES YES

[@user-zv7rw5zh6r]

But that would make it so 2004

[@YoShibyl]

Search "doge meme" on KZbin's search bar.

[@nanopixel6460]

I am enlightened now

[@dantonklein]

YoshiOG1 Thank you for finding my true calling

[@serpentymeisdead]

"Comic Sans doesn't disappoint people. People disappoint people." VSause, 2013

[@maybeanonymous6846]

filophotsits

[@clarehudson8582]

I'm actually making a shirt with this on it as I type this

[@-loarado]

*Vsauce

[@optimx314]

Vsussy

[@VerniasAugoeides]

Vaush, literally vowsh

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

The picture at 1:41 makes me kinda sad. Here's comic sans being all cute and friendly, and then this cold corporate font wanders over and spoils all the fun...

[@savolicious]

Bro offended sans and Papyrus in the same video. (people who understand this joke are goated)

[@ihonestlydunnoman6101]

The GREAT PAPYRUS cannot be offended!!!

[@jaxon5547]

“You can even play a Kill Comic Sans game” yeah but it’s really hard

[@Bleebtown]

really wish i didnt call the papyrus font 'ugly' ;-;

[@powerpug964]

And u have a bad time

[@WolfyRed]

@@powerpug964 Lol!

[@bigpoppajoecen]

*megalovania intensifies*

[@thehahagamer07]

Kinda subtle good one

[@user-mj7zz6po7r]

"Some are just ugly" *Shows Papyrus* C o i n c i d e n c e ?

[@RandomBeatSaber]

Papyrus is the only one I care about

[@lukky6648]

I think Not!!

[@JnPk0913]

p e r h a p s

[@cancerouslump7961]

Papyrus is the font/style

[@thedangerstrangeruk]

*faint nyeh heh heh in distance*

[@iz_bizz2010]

*you hear the faint megalo-ing of vania's.*

[@jockeywolf]

My God. It's been over a decade since I first watched this video. It makes me feel old.

[@footylad6468]

Imagine having comic sans on your gravestone. Damn

[@dustpanman2998]

Now I want Wingdings on my gravestone.

[@johnjohnson1351]

@@dustpanman2998 That's just ancient Egypt with extra steps

[@gamingthree8862]

@@johnjohnson1351 nah my guy its a undertale reference

[@LonaMisa9]

if that shit happens to me, pls someone smash my gravestone with a sledgehammer

[@1cicle.]

@@gamingthree8862 just because its wing ding doesn't mean its Undertale

[@javituwu]

one of my morphology teachers makes his tests with Comic Sans, and I'm only able to forgive him for using that font, no one else.

[@aaronbalchand5475]

Ngl i want your teacher as my teacher now. I write all my school projects in comic sans but thats probably gotta change soon because im in grade 8 so next year im in highschool and i believe that if you do a project in comic sans while in highschool you loose marks. Plz correct me if im wrong

[@omerelhassan9133]

Javier that’s a good thing

[@katarinawalko2801]

@@aaronbalchand5475 your correct most papers must be done in times new Roman at least at my school,(I used to use comic sans too)

[@katarinawalko2801]

You’re

[@FranklyWatchingYoutube]

All of my teachers at my school use comic sans

[@nameless_ben__]

Time for a fun fact that everyone in this comment section has probably said by now: Comic Sans is actually used by a lot of people to make sure they're not too hard on themselves (so obviously a lot of the writers using this struggle with that) when writing (ofc they change the font when they send it out) because let's be honest it's kind of hard to be hard on yourself when you're writing in the goofiest font in the universe. I started using this myself and it honestly has made me more confident when writing, I can't say I've finished any stories using this method but that's more a lack of motivation when the initial excitement dies down :/

[@JavCaRRTech]

I don't know why KZbin is recommending this video 10 years later but is a great time capsule

[@autumnpines453]

undertale changed all my thoughts about comic sans and papyrus fonts so much

[@girlspretty9928]

One reson I love Papryus is because I loved using that font.

[@paradiseofthorns2391]

+Autumn Pines I always loved Comic Sans and never knew of Papyrus until undertale Lol

[@girlspretty9928]

My science teacher writes our assignments in Comic Sans.

[@ejets1715]

+Shimmer - Fangirl - Star same ^-----^

[@chimera204]

+Shimmer - Fangirl - Star Same, but its in my history teacher.

[@dena180]

A summary of comments; 1-"stop the undertale comments" 2-"papyrus is not ugly" 3-"i like wingding" 4-"I can't see any undertale comments"

[@davidr5445]

perfect

[@indostomus]

Clay 5. summaries of comments

[@cakeisthebestintheworld]

Clay I haven't seen any "papyrus isn't an ugly font" comments at all

[@ashleapatterson82]

Y U PRONOUCE WINGDINGS WRONG BTW there is a font called webdings

[@luxurious0346]

Clay q ☹️🚩☹️ 🔯✝✌🏻👌🏻 if you read wing ding read this

[@unclechadman]

comic sans has unironically always been my favorite font

[@GDRhythmic]

It's so hard to tell how old these videos are because they're very similar in quality to the newer ones. It's very impressive!!

[@TheIndividualOne]

"X doesn't disappoint people, people disappoint people" is a very nice quote that can be used for any X.

[@SirRaio]

but my X _does_ dissapoi- oh, wait you mean- right

[@specialairservices7648]

Guns don't kill people, people kill people, and stupid people kill themselves.

[@davedonnie6425]

People don't disappoint people, People disappoint people. You said any X.

[@sergiolozavillarroel3784]

"Disappointments don't disappoint people, people disappoint people". It doesn't work :p

[@KILLROACH]

X doesn't disappoint. X gonna give it to ya

[@Cynthesia]

SPOILER: This video has nothing to do with undertale

[@kmsthanks]

+corrupetedfrost Correct.

[@Faunarr]

+Someone thatdied FALSE!

+kuba zrobczynski (ultimatezombiekiller2000) It's Crocket, I mean Correct

[@Faunarr]

Squiddy it h4s th3 w0rd Sans in m8 th4t m4k3s it 4n und3rt4l3 r3fe3e3c3 (does it look like 9 year old writing yet or do i need to do more?)

mlg m8 u liek krips

[@verylostdoommarauder]

3:38 That implies that Italy literally means "Slant Land"

[@luizotavio2116]

I never understood why people hate comic sans... It's easy to read and looks quite cute. And most importantly: the l is doesn't look the same as the I.

[@molotera8789]

"Comic Sans doesn't disappoint people... people disappoint people" along with "guns don't kill people, people kill people" and "Minions don't fed up people, people fed up people" I love when we realize we're assholes

[@Kelly_C]

"fed up" is intransitive

[@molotera8789]

took me a while to see what you meant, but thanks for realize that, typical excuse of "English is not my first language", plus my laziness to search a word similar to "hartarse"

[@watchableraven3517]

"comic sans doesn't disappoint people, people disappoint comic sans"

[@lemmingscanfly5]

No, minions are the worst.

[@Kelly_C]

+Molotera Legarreta I get it, happens to me in dutch all the time

[@vorpalweapon4814]

My aunt's eviction notice was written in comic sans

[@ravrav6433]

Comic Sans its not so scary anymore now

[@brandon3872]

Hello Comic Sans, you're the best font!

[@knightwing5169]

I live in Washington State, where marijuana is legal. I once came across one dispensary that has its logo (and most of the signs) done in Comic Sans. Don't do graphic design when you are stoned. It rarely turns out well.

[@pillai9786]

And My mum's electricity bill too.

[@Chris-ti4ss]

If someone engraved my tombstone with COMIC F**KING SANS, I'm haunting them until they die

[@axiuzz7351]

This font has always been my favourite, I have used it for many of my school presentations.

[@winterdasilvaferreira2329]

Good old 2013 when Twitter cancelled the comic sans font instead of actual people

[@availanila]

Lol

[@omerelhassan9133]

Both are bad

[@unknowngod8221]

Wow that soo unimportant really why hate a front????????

[@__ryu4088]

Comic Sans doesn't disappoint people , people disappoint Comic Sans

[@Norbert.Gardonyi]

but only in soviet russia

[@thingsnstuff7526]

Norbert Gardonyi I- ahem WE were just thinking this.

[@Norbert.Gardonyi]

@@thingsnstuff7526 well said, comrade

[@alvi5454]

I have been using Comic Sans in school works since primary school. I absolutely love this font

[@Katze123]

"Some are Ugly" * Shows Papyrus * *Bonetrousle starts playing slow and sad*

[@summalil4286]

Katzly lol

[@yugispider5598]

Rip

[@MineMasta]

Don't be upsetti, have some spaghetti, to forgetti your regretti.

[@lordmiach6048]

*NYEH HEH HEH! I SHALL COMMIT A HATE CRIME! NYEH HEH HEH*

[@fantasyshadows3207]

Papyrus- I want to scream how dare you because I like so many of the crazy fonts but I know it’s just for the fun of this so all just wish myself R/wooshes self

[@chrisrasnake9060]

"A Defense of Comic Sans" He's the hardest boss in Undertale.

[@Raf-qz7ih]

chris rasnake Finally someone said that

[@ItchiestBum]

I was hoping undetale didn't make it into this comment section, am disappointed by humanity

[@h3xty]

@@ItchiestBum come on now, the only thing that makes the game look bad is its fandom. The game itself is a masterpiece

[@charadreemurr2170]

@@ItchiestBum you better be

[@whyamialive200]

@@charadreemurr2170 okay no NOOO i bet you like the fandom

[@sfisher923]

When playing Undertale I realized that Comic Sans was a neat easy to read font unlike Papyrus (Another prominent font in that game even more so the Comic Sans) in fact one point at the very end of the Papyrus Date where he "Confesses his Feelings" I was having trouble reading even though it was using Black/White contrasting (More so on repeat runs due to eyesight) This does not change my opinion on Sans and Papyrus the skeletons

[@minimalisthealth]

I didn't know this Comic Sans hatred existed until today. I've always felt it is a very welcoming, unassuming font. I like it.

[@minimalisthealth]

I obviously don't want to see it on my gravestone (although that would certainly be funny). And if a company used it on my JD, I wouldn't be applying.

[@Darkusaido]

it was in 2013

[@chetk23]

Vsauce: and some, are ugly. **shows papyrus** *its a beautiful day outside*

[@saminspace283]

Birds and singing

[@flamingoenthusiast2054]

Flowers are blooming

[@zethethird4485]

On days like these

[@seanguy7827]

Kids Like You

[@evanlerman2315]

SHOULD BE BURNING IN HELL

[@YoussefE.]

Cries in Comic Sans

[@heythatsprettygood6492]

no

[@overlordupchuck]

i truly love that this is an assigned video for my college english class

[@BenjaminISmith]

What I needed was a video explaining the problem with comic sans. Looks great to me

[@Darkusaido]

nope, there's no problem.

[@AshraldRails]

_I actually like comic sans, am I the only one?_ *yet 100x other people said the exact same thing, you're not the only one*

[@samlawrence144]

Comic sans has been my favourite font since grade 7

[@samlawrence144]

It's awesome

[@samlawrence144]

+xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxMLG420 and yours is an illuminati what are you twelve

[@samlawrence144]

+xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxMLG420 it's actually just an overused meme for douches who aren't smart or original

[@whochew5573]

you are the only one comic sans is ugly af

[@1994CivicGLi]

Some say Michael was held at gunpoint behind the camera by Microsoft Bob himself.

[@EdgarKohl]

On acid i used to see helvetica medium / Sans seriff & Oldstyle fonts appear on the wall, reminiscent of 1920s vintage poster designs I've seen in Old book.

[@MSX98FMDnB]

i purposefully use comic sans on my school assignments

[@jackkebbell8051]

In 6th grade i wrote an entire essay in comic sans and it was truly a masterpiece

[@EmmyRose-mi7wz]

that's a beautiful story

[@serglian8558]

I knew that something is wrong with this comment, I can't tells.

[@johnrichardnulph391]

They tell me not to change my font in 7th grade, but its always comic sans.

[@rileybailey8873]

JohnTheGrey we have to put it in times new Roman for our IB certificate

[@carnivallegf]

Sir You Are A Good Person

[@latvian_animator]

2013: Everyone Hates Comic Sans 2015: Everyone Loves -Comic- Sans

[@rharris1336]

LatvianAnimator 2020: Everyone still hates Nickelback🤣

[@pineforest1442]

LatvianAnimator heya.

[@OneDeadArtist]

I wonder what changed

[@zeldatag1237]

We like minecraft again

[@Killbayne]

2020: sans is overused and shit, and the whole undertale fandom has been absolute shit since its existencd

[@Deep-Sarcasm]

Searching my whole life and I finally found it. Something I could not care any less about

[@danny-sc8gl]

The comic sans font is used in Kirby returns to Dreamland and I noticed this while playing the game.

[@saradanese7808]

can we appreciate how michael doesn’t seem to age at all

[@NeidenHalffur]

**Vsauce music intensifies**

[@Stickz0816]

Or does he-

[@athos401]

Or does he?

[@mubashiradinda1187]

Hi

[@Nowhereman-dk6ew]

@@mubashiradinda1187 Vsauce; Michael here

[@siyacer]

Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. Text. The printed word. Vitally important, but never naked. When words and letters are printed, they have to wear the clothing of a typeface. A font family. We don't always think of it this way, but you cannot type without using a typeface. Even right now, here on KZbin, when you leave a comment, you are communicating your own words, your own thoughts, but through the visual styling of someone else - the creator up Arial. In these Vsauce videos, Jake, Kevin, myself and others use Alsina, because it most closely resembles the handwriting of Nik Guinta, the creator of the Vsauce logo. Now, thinking of typefaces as fashion for letters is not a new idea. Adrian Frutiger famously said that the work of a type designer is just like the work of dressmaker. Or, as Alan Fletcher put it, a typeface is an alphabet in in a straitjacket. Some typefaces have serifs and some don't. Some are famously neutral, while others are silly or ugly. But one typeface is so silly and so ugly and so popular that it has arguably become the most hated font of all time. Comic Sans. People who consider themselves discerning designers scoff at its ubiquity, usually wielded by amatures who don't know better. It was recently reported that on Twitter, the only thing complained about more often than Justin Bieber, but less frequently than airlines, is Comic Sans. Online you can play a Kill Comic Sans game. And the website Ban Comic Sans provides a gigantic list of hand-written looking fonts that they would prefer you use instead. Comic Sans is so hated it's almost pulled a 360 and is cool again, ironically. David OReilly's amazing t-shirts, for example. But irony isn't the only thing Comic Sans has going for it. The British Dyslexia Association considers Comic Sans a particularly good font for children who have trouble reading letters because of its easily distinguishable characters, like the letter A. For most of our history, books and signs had to be hand written, often meticulously and expensively copied by hand. There were no printers, no typesetters. If you wanted a book, someone had to literally write by hand the whole book for you. But Gutenberg changed that by popularizing interchangeable type. He modelled his tight pieces after the handwriting of scribes at the time, producing what could be called the very first font ever textura. Later on, typesetters in Italy realized that words could be slanted and remain legible and readable, but take up less vertical space, so more could be printed on a single page. That's why it's called italics. Not because italics means slanted or oblique, but because of where it was invented - Italy. Metal type pieces had to be cast from molten metal in foundries, which get their name from the French fondue, which means something that has been melted. And so it's because of the word fondue that we now call a collection of characters within a typeface a font. When setting type, typesetters kept their type pieces in cases. The most commonly used pieces were kept in the lower case for easy access, whereas capitals were kept just a little above in the upper case. Back to Comic Sans. Comic Sans was designed in 1994 by Vincent Connare. According to the BBC, Melinda Gates herself asked Connare to design a font for the cartoon dog in Microsoft Bob to speak in. And so, within three days, Connare had designed Comic Sans, based on hand drawn fonts from comic books. It never actually made it into the final version of Microsoft Bob, but was subsequently released as a font choice on so many Microsoft products that it became what it is today. Million of amateurs now had access to this font, which seemed simple and cute and became popular on things like homemade birthday cards, but also in less appropriate situations. For instance, on an official Canadian coin, or on a gravestone. Because of things like that, Comic Sans has amassed a lot of haters. But it was never intended to be used so often or in such inappropriate situations. And so in reality, the fault may lie with us, the typers. Comic Sans doesn't disappoint people. People disappoint people. Another way to think of it is this. Discerning type aficionados may recognize Comic Sans so quickly because it is a threat. Type design is a specialized discipline, but now anybody with a computer can take a stab at it without your approval. They don't need you. To be sure, Comic Sans, objectively speaking isn't really that well designed according to the fundamentals of type design. David Kadavy has a brilliant explanation of this in his "Why You Hate Comic Sans." He points out that it's unbalanced and not very well kerned. Comic Sans is certainly not a calculated, precise font liked Trajan. But it's not organic, like real handwriting. Instead, it lies within the uncanny valley. This concept often comes up in robotics. The more human something gets, the cuter it becomes and the more we like it, until its almost human but not quite. At this point, things become creepy, almost scary. Perhaps Comic Sans exists in that same area, typographically speaking. But that said, the screens that Comic Sans was originally designed to appear on, were typically aliased, and as Kadavy points out, compared to fonts like Garamond, Comic Sans does really well here. That is how we should think about Comic Sans. A pragmatic font, a font that worked remarkably well in its era and exists today as one of the most recognizable relics of one of the most important design revolutions in history. Books used to be painstakingly copied by hand. Now later, you could design a story or an idea, but the final look really just came down to what a few typesetters could do. Today, almost anyone can dabble in typography and that is an amazing thing. Sure, it means that Comic Sans will be used. A lot. But as Corey Holms points out, Comic Sans is proof the design works. The public understands that "type means more than words." And David Kadavy argues that just as interchangeable type led to a spread of literacy, Comic Sans, and the personal publishing it comes along with, should lead us toward a spread of design literacy. Sure. Comic Sans is a bit ugly. But it's ugly in the same way that the first few chords of 'Smoke on the Water' are ugly, as played by almost every beginning guitarist, who picks up a guitar at almost every instrument store. Sure, it sounds annoying and a little bit fumbly, but it represents someone who is using tools to move toward mastery. Adrian Frutiger said that type has the power to make the whole world of thought legible, simply by rearranging the same letters over and over again. Well, Comic Sans, overused by the untrained majority may seem unsavory to some people, but as such, it most loudly represents something phenomenal. Today it is possible for the whole world of thought to be made legible and be shared by the whole world. And as always, thanks for watching.

[@Bubbl3Popp]

Wow, bravo sir. Bravo.

[@siyacer]

@Zmyszan! Yes.

[@harveyshea7129]

I’m already Sans Undertale I copy pasted this and changed the font to comic sans

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

Mygodyoudonthavelive

[@michakrzyzanowski8554]

XDD

[@aussiemadlad]

Bruh, I thought this vid was going to be praising comic sans bcuz of how AMAZING it is. This is my absolute fav font I don’t know why people hate it

[@bookmew1081]

Comic Sans always looked so much nicer than Arial Fonts, people are just weird for hating Comic Sans! Why were people ok with Arial Family Fonts like KZbin's Roboto being used so much?

[@camijs5466]

using the "Casual" Close-Captions font makes this video so much better.

[@Nagito1169]

“People disappoint people” That phrase was way ahead of it’s time

[@keepermovin5906]

That has been a universal constant for all of human history

[@cryopex9976]

Yeah man people started dissapoimting people only 2 years ago

[@moonagaming6068]

5:34

[@taqoe6430]

yeah it's not like that has been happening since the dawn of time, literally

[@Nagito1169]

@Vishnu PM Chill, it was a joke lol

[@potatocreepstudios5145]

I thought he was going to say"People disappoint comic sans."

[@TheFlowey27]

He should've

[@merehuman197]

Comic sans: aww come on guys it's my birthday Us: shut up

[@carleflores9065]

same

[@ElBosquee]

I read this shit 750 ms before it happened and I was granted additional 7 years of life.

[@DUP3R]

This video really fills me with Determination.

[@otherstuffhd2128]

I actually really like this font. It’s pretty cool and kinda replicates real handwriting

[@xyhc-cnc]

To everyone who hated on Comic Sans: Joke's on you. Sans is in Smash now.

[@xyhc-cnc]

@Kingdom Of Hearts Were you on the internet for the last 3 months of 2019?

[@xyhc-cnc]

@Kingdom Of Hearts Yeah look up Sans Smash reactions

[@xyhc-cnc]

@Kingdom Of Hearts ofc not

[@xyhc-cnc]

@Kingdom Of Hearts lol yw. Enjoy. (Sans is DLC tho)

[@xyhc-cnc]

@Kingdom Of Hearts You probably also missed Tobey Fox's input on the Pokemon Sword & Shield soundtrack

[@GeorgTheGr8]

Before Undertale's release: Everybody hates Comic Sans After Undertale's release: Everybody is afraid of Comic Sans

[@thesexman826]

No pacit no

[@therealsans8635]

I’ve seen you in DDM

[@thema1998]

@@therealsans8635 DDM?

[@jeccad42]

@@thema1998 dank doodle memes

[@_woozapapa_5197]

Ya

[@shaggytoph]

When I was a child I liked to get my laptop and write short stories, the font I used was comic sans. I still remember scrolling to tons of fonts but I didn't like any, till I selected comic sans. Nowadays, I was taught to hate comic sans, but deep down in my heart, I still love it.

[@little_sponge.]

i bet the creator of comic sans was a complete _bone_ -afided genius.

[@billcipher147]

Toby Fox: *watches video* "I can make this work."

[@minecraftexpertproskillz3604]

Bill Cipher 3 letters back

[@moonlightdiamond2231]

XD

[@chickenmangaming1]

XD? Or Disney XD, the channel Gravity Falls is aired on?

[@ha-ru8907]

Derpal Shmerpal “xD” is usually used by some people as a way to show laughter

[@chickenmangaming1]

Ha - ru I’m well aware. I was making a silly connection to Gravity Falls, the show where Bill Cipher (whose name is the op) appears. Disney XD is where Gravity Falls is aired, so I thought I could make a little joke.

[@neptune039]

*_”WE ARE IN A COMIC, SA- “_* _humor noises_ *”VERY FUNNY, SANS.”*

[@RipFancyPants]

Neptune039 YT wow bro thats so funny bro thats so funny bro thats so funny

[@alice11307]

Neptune039 YT i dont like how this is funny

[@TheRadElectric]

y e s

[@strya27]

y e s

[@artistahoy9103]

y e s

[@esshor.]

Learning the history of the terminology and industry blew my mind

[@burper-oe6tm]

This video made me actually listen to the American psycho business card scene

[@erkutsoyer4970]

Comic Sans is like shorts. You can wear them anywhere you want except for a formal meeting. Then you need a suit or a dress etc. But that doesn't mean shorts are useless, ugly things.

[@josh-tl7tc]

you can't wear shorts to a funeral.

[@123crafter123]

Josh Dohme So I did something wrong?

[@josh-tl7tc]

unless you're invited to wear shorts, it's morally correct to wear a suit to a funeral.

[@lyoselli]

+Erkut Soyer But unlike shorts, there are no reasons to use Comic Sans. Shorts can make your life nicer, but it isn't gonna make it easier to write in comic sans for example

[@Yugireo]

I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!

[@SeansMashups]

I didnt know comic sans was so hated

[@stanleymitchell9881]

me neither

[@sonicera3452]

well, the designers put comic sans in my online game once... then I noticed it pretty quickly.

[@Johntub3]

There are certain things wich are virtually unnoticeabe... Until you finally notice them.

[@thediddiliestneighborino168]

Dicks just blew this so-called issue out of proportion, as if there are rules as to how you should design font. Who cares?

[@Johntub3]

Moke McHelloThere The thing is, there are various fonts fonts for various ocassions. It takes minimal esthetic talent to discern wich font is aproppriate for birthday party and wich is better for metal concert poster. It is not the font itself, but the font being used profusely all over what is pissing people off.

[@stevebest216]

Comic sans has alway been, and always will be- my favourite font 😊

[@nacnud2115]

little did he know a funny skeleton would come around turn this all upside-down.

[@Blue-Pheonix455]

There is a boy at my school who wrote an entire book in comic sans about comic sans. He has tried to sell the book and people have actually bought it.

[@davedonnie6425]

EnderGirl 2318 that's *L I T* fam

[@jbdbibbaerman8071]

EnderGirl 2318 Where can I get it?

[@lasagna342]

Hell I'll buy it.

[@Kakarotta17]

EnderGirl 2318 i need to acquire this book

[@raulmihit8641]

now that's a lie.

[@OneComplexGamer]

Im such a savage i turned in a 2 page essay with comic sans

[@lanzel5747]

can you even read english? i mean you play minecraft and can't even spell ur bio

[@memuskhan9976]

Matthew Dejesus Do that in college and prepare to fail the class

[@godwin972]

Says the person who doesn't capitalize and abbreviates short words like "your".

[@OneComplexGamer]

***** Grammmmr natse

[@user-bh4vv6lx5p]

Matthew Dejesus nazi*

[@winKoneR]

jesus christ the t-shirt with the word Helvetica in comic sans is pure anarchy I love it

[@0mnicide]

In 2002-2006ish during the AOL Intant Messenger era of the internet and my highschool days, almost every girl on my buddylist used comic sans in their profile and as their chat font.

[@AlkestaTRP]

When I hear "hey Vsauce Michael here" I automatically think I've clicked a meme video.

[@ryandupuis5860]

Alkesta shame

[@meowdynyall9284]

Alkesta Why? Do I even want to know?

[@internetduck1520]

same

[@aidanknoll1019]

+TheWolfGamer Because it's become a very popular meme. It is not as popular of a meme, however, as Comic Sans.

[@shallabim912]

Alkesta I've watched so many Vsauce videos I think my brain has learned to completely block it out.

[@TheMrLaito]

I would like to see te reaction of those kids in 2020 when they see the comments that they used to make 4 years ago. You know what types of comments I'm talking about.

[@TheMrLaito]

yep

[@blueberry1c2]

im being killed by the font's ugliness and from the flying bones

[@vinniehatcher664]

What a dumbass... Real Frank would be ashamed of how bad KZbin's community's gotten.

[@sandralarsen5935]

Doroknoth anonymous*

[@hexman8639]

Sandra Larsen that was his channel name, was tagging him

[@darkforge15]

Times New Roman is probably my favorite font.

[@JezElectro13]

I love this font

[@jorhabor8761]

My school didn’t let us use any other font except comic sans

[@Helperbot-2000]

time for a sacrifice

[@allegrovivace6806]

wow.

[@lolabunumoved9260]

What a swap

[@tk5411]

Hell

[@MattH-wg7ou]

It was standard for all our papers, etc to have 12pt Times New Roman required.

[@gravelsalt7954]

Nowadays, Comic Sans befriends protagonist's mothers.

[@monikaisdonewiththeinterne2039]

This [ugly bastard] Skeleton is a [BIG SHOT] among hot single moms with a few single [Drugs], click here for your own [Hyperlink Blocked]

Adoptive mothers too.

[@iz_bizz2010]

LOL

[@niggaify145]

Sanus

[@jayantasarkar6773]

:(

[@CYSYS8993]

"There are no appropriate uses for Comic Sans" Baldi's Basics: "Hold my ruler"

[@windyryady6367]

Sans : hold my ketchup

[@starry7322]

Don't you hecking dare call my beautiful spaghetti boy ugly

[@-S.F.K.]

We will get our revenge.

[@suerkaffee6090]

I often deal with anxiety and comic sans helps me relax when writing. It's a font that just seems to say "Hey man, relax. Don't take the world too seriously."

[@sebastiannoriega9466]

Yes

[@5cover]

Emotional support font

[@foodofthegods]

Good on you for finding something that helps.

[@roo.pzz4380]

yes exactly, and it gives me nostalgia because it was used so much in elementary school

[@Maggie66112]

Does it say puns too?