Here is a complete list of Power BI’s currently available fonts. The Microsoft Typography site has descriptions of Power BI’s fonts (and more) as well as notes about their ideal application. Consolas has more of a distinct, “technical” appearance. By changing the font and nothing else about the report, it takes on a noticeably different character. Note how the New Hires page from Power BI’s Human Resources Sample has a slightly different visual tone when the type appears as the default Segoe UI versus a monospaced font such as Consolas. Seek out a font that reads well in the intended medium. When selecting font families, consider your audience and how they will consume the report (primarily mobile app, web browser, or print). Try not to blend too many typefaces on a report page. Even reputable authorities such as Saturday Night Live have recently jumped on the font selection bandwagon.Ĭonsistency is also important. Other fonts come with historical baggage or will be criticized by font snobs many designers (for example, Comic Sans is to font snobbery design what a pie chart is to current views about effective data visualization). Some fonts don’t work at all for common use but are available for specialized reasons, such as Wingdings. The default font family is Segoe UI for labels and Segoe UI Light for text boxes.įont selection can unintentionally make or break a report. Some fonts work well as typeface in print, others work well when viewed on the web, and others read well in a variety of media. As of January 2018, Power BI offers 23 different font families for text boxes and various types of labels. With the June 2017 Power BI Desktop update, the ability to change between font families expanded substantially. Font selection is one important but often overlooked aspect of creating content in Power BI.

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