Comic Sans

Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif typeface created and designed by Vincent Connare and released by Microsoft in 1994. Designed as a non-connecting script, the typeface draws inspiration from comic book lettering, to emulate the informal and cartoonish tone of speech bubbles. It was originally developed for use in Microsoft's software, and since then has become widely recognized for its use in casual contexts such as children's books, personal documentation and in educational resources. The typeface was first introduced with Microsoft Windows as a part of the Microsoft Plus! Pack, and was later implemented into Microsoft Comic Chat as a comic styled chat application. Since then, Microsoft has described the font as "casual and legible" and a typeface which has garnered much popularity across a diverse set of user groups. Comic Sans has become a cultural phenomenon, in part due to gaining significant criticism and mockery for its perceived overusage and misuse in professional and formal settings. Despite this, the typeface continues to hold a cult following, particularly among education professionals and those in search of approachable and simplistic typefaces for specific uses.