topic Re: Which fonts look best for numeric labels? in ArcGIS Online Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285660#M14222 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are you talking about the "shields" for street signs and such? Have you looked into creating text symbols?</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/styles-and-symbols/creating-text-symbols.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/styles-and-symbols/creating-text-symbols.htm">Creating text symbols—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 May 2016 16:24:57 GMT AdrianWelsh 2016-05-17T16:24:57Z Which fonts look best for numeric labels? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285659#M14221 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>I'm in the process of creating a new base map for a <STRONG>public web application</STRONG>, and was wondering which fonts for numeric labels (roads, interstates, etc) look best?&nbsp; Or, which one(s) do you prefer?&nbsp; I'm yet to find something that I like in the default font list.</P><P></P><P>Thanks!</P><P></P><P>Jesse</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:36:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285659#M14221 GISServices 2016-04-13T16:36:28Z Re: Which fonts look best for numeric labels? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285660#M14222 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Are you talking about the "shields" for street signs and such? Have you looked into creating text symbols?</P><P><A href="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/styles-and-symbols/creating-text-symbols.htm" title="http://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/styles-and-symbols/creating-text-symbols.htm">Creating text symbols—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 May 2016 16:24:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285660#M14222 AdrianWelsh 2016-05-17T16:24:57Z Re: Which fonts look best for numeric labels? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285661#M14223 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If you are mixing letters and number, any simple serif font, because they make numbers easier to distinguish (letter l vs number 1). I like Century.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 17 May 2016 16:30:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/which-fonts-look-best-for-numeric-labels/m-p/285661#M14223 DanaNolan 2016-05-17T16:30:39Z