ATS-Friendly Resume Fonts: Which Ones Pass and Which Get Rejected
The best font for an ATS resume is Calibri at 10-12pt. It's the default system font in Microsoft Word, parsed correctly by every major Applicant Tracking System.
Safe Fonts for ATS
- Calibri: Excellent — default in Microsoft Word, universally parsed.
- Arial: Excellent — web-safe, installed on every OS.
- Helvetica: Excellent — standard on macOS, parsed flawlessly.
- Garamond: Very Good — elegant serif option, compact and parseable.
- Georgia: Very Good — web-safe serif with excellent readability.
Fonts to Avoid
Custom/decorative fonts, icon fonts (Wingdings), and ultra-thin weights below 300 can cause ATS parsing failures.
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