Solely factoring in the larger width of the symbols in the Verdana font sample does not account for the extra word’s worth of x-spacing taken up by the second line. The differences don’t stop there, however. While it’s hard to immediately point out any structural differences between the characters, this image quickly gives us our first major hint as to the difference between these two popular fonts: the second sample is just simply bigger and a hair heavier, almost as if it were a “Tahoma Medium” if you will, rather than another font altogether.
Putting aside all discussion of any hinting issues (which you may notice on one line more than the other), 2 there are some uncanny likenesses between the two. Here are two lines of text, one in each of the two fonts in question: 1 If any fonts ever deserved scrutiny and attention, it’s these two. Yet, these are two of the most popular online fonts, and have aged significantly well considering they share corporate roots with Comic Sans and Arial. But ask them what’s the difference between Tahoma and Verdana, and you might just be surprised by the ensuing silence.
Ask your favorite typophile about the difference between Arial and Helvetica, and you’re sure to regret it… unless you have a latent appreciation for the differences between font faces, the attention given to kerning and hinting, and more.
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