Calibri’s Run-In With Rubio Wasn’t Its First Controversy

The typeface, the target of the State Department’s typographical about-face, has been entangled in politics before.

Marco Rubio Removes State Department’s Official Typeface, Says It ‘Lacks Decorum’ — It’s One of the Most Common Fonts

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reversed former Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's decision to use Calibri as the ...

Marco Rubio, have you considered Comic Sans? | Column

Marco Rubio, Florida man and Secretary of State, has taken a brave stance on a prudent matter ripping at the fabric of ...

At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Biden-era move to the sans serif typeface “wasteful,” casting the return to Times ...

Calibri font is the latest casualty in the Trump administration's war on diversity and inclusion

Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed U.S. diplomats worldwide to use Times New Roman 14-point font for official documents, ...

Designer Laughs at Little Marco’s Meltdown Over His ‘Woke’ Typeface

Sans-serif typefaces, found in Daily Beast headlines, do not have flicks at the ends of letters and numbers and are regarded ...

Forget the war on drugs. The US has gone to war on a font

The department under Blinken in early January 2023 had switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, saying this was a more ...