Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman effective Wednesday, reversing a Biden administration shift to the less formal typeface that he called wasteful, confusing and unbefitting the dignity of U.S. government documents.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 days ago

    […] he said the 2023 shift to the sans serif Calibri font emerged from misguided diversity, equity and inclusion policies pursued by his predecessor, Antony Blinken. […] [1.2] “Although switching to Calibri was not among the department’s most illegal, immoral, radical or wasteful instances of DEI it was nonetheless cosmetic” […] [1.1].

    Reads, to me, as if it were a quote straight out of The Onion.

    References
    1. Type: Article. Title: “Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman”. Author: “Matthew Lee”. Published (Modified): 2025-12-10T09:52-08:00. Accessed: 2025-12-11T01:20Z. URI: https://apnews.com/article/rubio-state-department-fonts-calibri-times-new-roman-1fcdc92f8229efd515fe44ae9ca16137.
      1. Type: Text. Location: ¶7.
      2. Type: Text. Location: ¶3.