Calibri is too woke for the State Department

Published: (December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM EST)
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Source: The Verge

Source: The Verge

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I guess Calibri isn’t Marco Rubio’s type. Image: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

The US State Department is turning back to an old typeface in its latest quest to tear up anything related to diversity or accessibility. In an internal document seen by Reuters and The New York Times, US Secretaries of State have been instructed to replace the modern, default font Calibri with a more “neutral” typeface, a move critics say is part of a broader effort to roll back progressive policies.

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