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22 December 2025,     WASHINGTON , DC
Battle Of The Typeface As US Government Bans Calibri
 
US Government has said to be too ‘woke’ a type font.
US Government has said to be too ‘woke’ a type font.
The US secretary of state has ousted Calibri, ordering the return of Times New Roman after the typeface fell victim to the Trump administration’s latest attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman in official communication, branding the adoption of Calibri by his predecessor Antony Blinken as a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department memo seen by Reuters.
reflected a more formal font, compared to Calibri.
reflected a more formal font, compared to Calibri.
The department had switched to Calibri in 2023 under the Biden administration as the font was said to be more accessible for people with certain visual disabilities, due to its lack of decorative angular features.
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface.” The creator of Calibri typeface responded to the move after it fell victim to the administration’s attack on ‘woke’ font. The return to Times New Roman marked a return to “professionalism”, the state department declared.
 
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