Since then, the global overuse of Comic Sans – sometimes, jarringly, in serious or official documents – has transformed this playful font into the butt of endless jokes and much opposition.

Since it was created in 1994, Comic Sans has divided opinion. Now it's creators have spoken out in defence of the world's most hated font.

Instead, Comic Sans first appeared in the speech balloons and other dialog boxes of Microsoft 3D Movie Maker, a game that was marketed as a way for kids to make 3D cartoon movies.

Designed in 1994 by Microsofts Vincent Connare, the typographic font Comic Sans MS has a unique ability to draw a reader’s ire—particularly when the playful, childish letters are ...

As Vincent Connare, creator of Comic Sans explains, Microsoft needed an informal font for an informal purpose, Microsoft Bob. And yeah, that didn’t turn out too well.

The story apparently goes a little something like this: Back in 1994, a font designer at Microsoft named Vincent Connare invented this Comic Sans font. The obvious question is: Why?

Comic Sans MS, in all its glory. As we noted earlier, Dan Gilbert, the majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, wrote an open letter to his fans last night.

Comic Sans MS leads the charge in that regard, but Segoe UI (Windows' and Microsoft's default font of choice) and Samsung's "Choco Cooky" (a distant cousin of Comic Sans) are also included.

Interview: ahead of his talk at London's V&A museum on Friday, typographer Vincent Connare has defended the reviled Comic Sans font he created, saying its detractors "don't know anything about ...