What font is used on the Google maps for the labels? [closed]
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Arial is the base font, but then they outline it very deliberately to make it stand out against certain backgrounds.
http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api/browse_thread/thread/9318b651e7174aa0?pli=1
This is an extremely good analysis of the textual design of the maps, which may also address your question: (assuming your question is motivated by "why is the font so effective"):
http://www.41latitude.com/post/3183269217/google-maps-label-reability-3
EDIT: I posted the wrong blog entry for 411latitude at first, but I've corrected it now.
Google Maps now uses Roboto for labels.
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