The Reason Why Impact Became the Default Font for Most Internet Memes

Vox explains why most internet memes use the typeface Impact, designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1965.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.

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