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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to halt utilizing Calibri font, calling it a "wasteful" illustration of diverseness initiatives established nether the Biden administration, media reports said.
Mr. Rubio alternatively directed State Department unit connected Tuesday (December 9, 2025) to usage the serif typeface Times New Roman successful an effort to "restore decorum and professionalism to the department's written work," according to aggregate U.S. media outlets.
The section successful 2023 switched to the sans serif font Calibri due to the fact that its rounded letters with wide spacing are considered much accessible for radical with disabilities.
Some studies person recovered sans serif typeface is easier to read.
"Typography shapes however authoritative documents are perceived successful presumption of cohesion, professionalism and formality," Mr. Rubio reportedly wrote successful a memo to staff.
The medication of President Donald Trump has taken purpose astatine galore diverseness and inclusion policies.
Mr. Trump, a Republican, has made scrubbing DEI programs from the authorities a precedence since taking bureau successful January.
Mr. Rubio successful the memo reportedly said the 2023 power to Calibri "achieved thing but the degradation of the department's authoritative correspondence."
