I didn’t know it until this weekend, but there are a bunch of people who REALLY hate a Microsoft font called Comic Sans. They REALLY hate it. As in, you get in a conversation with one of these people and you get them going on the Comic Sans font and suddenly you see a Jekyll and Hyde moment, where the person starts foaming at the mouth because they hate this font so much.

This article is not really foaming, but it captures the hatred:

Comic Sans Font Examined

Its conclusion:

Comic Sans fails on every level, and I think deserves the scorn it’s gotten. Only the fact that it comes with so many Microsoft products, making it easy for the design deaf to turn to, has kept it prevalent. Computer users beware, Comic Sans is nothing more than a way to label yourself clueless about comics, fonts, and good design.

It also turns out that Comic Sans is one of the most popular fonts ever created. Lots of people love using this font. This is a nice video that explains this yin and yang a little bit:

So where did the font come from? Here Vincent Connare explains the origin of the font:

See also: Why Ban Comic Sans?