Substitute for Futura?

[Member fon…]

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I am using MS Outlook and MS Word on a PC. I love the look of Futura, but it is not installed on my machine. What font can I use that would be closest to Futura? Options I'm considering include Century Gothic (Bold), Calibri, or Tahoma.

Thanks for helping a newbie out!

[Member rus…]

Avantguard if you got it.

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[Member Dav…]

Century Gothic may probably get you as close as it gets to Futura, with pre-installed MS/Windows fonts.

[Member ape…]

Century Gothic is a bit closer than Avant Garde, in my opinion.

More broadly, though, I'd think twice about using any font that looks like Futura for email, since I don't think any of them will be properly hinted for small sizes on screen.

P J L

[Member pau…]

You can also try Gill Sans, but I'd just go with Calibri.

[Member fon…]

Thanks for the comments. I like how Century Gothic looks in boldface, but I'm not so into the regular weight. The question mark is especially problematic.