Microsoft writes that its 15-year relationship with Calibri has come to a natural end. The font replaced Times New Roman across Microsoft Office back in 2007, but.
What just happened? Microsoft is doing something it’s only done once in 15 years: replacing its default Office font. The long-used Calibri is being swapped out for a new font called Aptos, which has been chosen based on years of user feedback.
Microsoft writes that its 15-year relationship with Calibri has come to a natural end. The font replaced Times New Roman across Microsoft Office back in 2007, but the twilight of its reign started in 2021 when the Redmond company commissioned five original, custom fonts to replace Calibri, asking users to choose their favorite default option.
Of the five chosen fonts – Bierstadt, Grandview, Seaford, Skeena, and Tenorite – Bierstadt was picked to be the default for Microsoft 365, though all of them were added to the drop-down font picker for users.
