The State Department’s decision to stop using the Calibri typeface in favor of Times New Roman shook one community far removed from the workings of government: type designers. “I love it when, once in ...

The year 2025 will be remembered as a remarkable one for players. From Clair Obscur Expedition 33 to Donkey Kong Bananza, nearly every genre received a title that stood out from the rest. With a ...

The State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change that aimed to make its paperwork more accessible to readers with disabilities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed diplomats around the ...

The U.S. State Department changed its official font from the reader-friendly Calibri back to Times New Roman. Michel Martin speaks with an accessibility design expert about why fonts matter. This is a ...

Memo from Marco Rubio reportedly said cutting Calibri from official communication would ‘abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program’ US diplomats have been ordered to return to using the Times New ...

The typeface, the target of the State Department’s typographical about-face, has been entangled in politics before. By Yan Zhuang It has been a key player in a corruption scandal and regularly ...

It’s the rise of the Roman Empire at the U.S. State Department — Times New Roman, that is. In a memo to the department on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed U.S. diplomats worldwide to ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered ...

Marco Rubio says that switching back to Times New Roman would ‘restore decorum and professionalism.’ Marco Rubio says that switching back to Times New Roman would ‘restore decorum and professionalism.

The font of diplomacy has changed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to ditch the Calibri typeface in official communications and return to Times New Roman, marking the latest battle in ...