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Alongside icons and pictograms, letters are the most fundamental form of visual content. For brands, typography serves as a powerful tool for differentiation, with type design being a specialized craft that shapes the character of every arc, stroke and angle. Explore how the pharma industry approaches typography.

Typeface [01]

Custom Fonts

Custom fonts are common, yet 24% of the text on top global pharma websites still utilizes standard, non-customized fonts.


Usage of custom fonts

Custom font

76%

Standard font

24%

Typeface [02]

Serif vs. Sans Serif

No frills: 83% of the text on leading pharma websites uses sans serif fonts for headlines and body copy.


Usage of font styles

0%
Serif
83%
Sans Serif
17%
Mixed

Typeface [03]

Sizes

Headline type sizes vary significantly, leading to the rather diverse overall appearance of pharma websites.


Most-used font size for website elements

Headline 1

42px

Headline 2

28px

Headline 3

18px

Copy

16px

Button

14.4px

Type size distribution across all industry brands

0px

20px

40px

60px

80px

100px

H1

H2

H3

Copy

Button

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