Fonts to save ink - the top 3
With the right fonts, you can save up to 50 percent ink and toner. We present the top 3 most economical fonts in this article.
Font change: Reduce ink and toner costs
A student from the United States wanted to reduce his school's printing costs and then analyzed four popular fonts. According to his calculations, the US government could also save around $ 370 million (the whole news release):
- Garamond: According to his analysis, "Garamond" is the winner. The font is thinner than "Times New Roman" for example, so it uses less ink and is easy on the wallet.
- Centuy Gothic: A company from the Netherlands has previously analyzed fonts and came to the conclusion that "Century Gothic" saves about 31% toner compared to Arial.
- Ecofont Vera Sans: The free font "Ecofont Vera Sans" was specially developed to save ink. All you have to do is register with your email address. The company Ecofont has developed font families that supposedly save up to 50% ink: the font is perforated like a Swiss cheese, but according to scientific studies it does not impair legibility.
Install fonts quickly
With both Mac and Windows, you can install the fonts with just one click:
- Download Garamond, Century Gothic, and Ecofont.
- Open the downloaded font file with a double click and unzip it if necessary.
- Click on "Install".
- To install the three fonts in one go, read the instructions for Windows and here for Mac.
Tip: When choosing a printer, you can fall for real toner swallows, as Stiftung Warentest reported. However, various online shops offer cheap ink cartridges with which you can save up to 70 percent. The test from Stiftung Warentest shows which of these inks also has the right quality.