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Hi,

I'm a video artist trying to simulate the look of closed captioning. I'm wondering if anyone out there might have a recommendation for a font that resembles the one typically associated with closed captioning. The look varies from TV to TV and from program to program, but generally looks something like the image in the next post.

It would be a super bonus if that font were free or low cost.

Thanks very much for any thoughts!

Best,
Neil

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here's an example of what i mean:

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You probably have Courier on your system already... you could use that, in white on a black background.

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Look for monospaced fonts, including the ones at the MyFonts link I provided.

Many of these should provide a similar feel, or you might find the same one your system uses.

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