Trebuchet MS is named after the trebuchet, a medieval siege engine.
Released free of charge by Microsoft as part of their core fonts for the Web package, it remained one of the most popular body text fonts on webpages as of 2009. Trebuchet MS was the font used for the window titles in the Windows XP default theme, succeeding MS Sans Serif and Tahoma. Trebuchet MS is a humanist sans-serif typeface that Vincent Connare designed for Microsoft Corporation in 1996. Digital sans-serif typeface family Trebuchet MSĮxamples of distinguishing characteristics
