Twitter’s new typeface gets mixed reception

Starting today, we're rolling out a new font on http://t.co/zDdcbPwclU, moving from Helvetica Neue to Gotham.

— Twitter Support (@Support) May 30, 2014

@trammell THANKS OBAMA

— Ben Matasar (@matasar) May 30, 2014

@Support WHY

— Christian (@The_Impulse) May 30, 2014

@Support why

— [email protected] (@dcseifert) May 30, 2014

@Support why?

— Adla Coure (@acoure) May 30, 2014

@Support Why? What is the perceived problem you think Gotham will solve?

— Elizabeth Moon (@emoontx) May 30, 2014

Ugh, they switched over to Gotham Narrow.. Font feels like a restaurant w/the giant white plates with a tiny swoosh of food on it.

— Paul Reda (@PaulReda) May 30, 2014

@Support Bad call, truly

— Mike Beasley (@MikeBeas) May 30, 2014

@Support It's a bad choice.

— Saša Antonijević (@salemax) May 30, 2014

@Support NOOOOOO…. It looks cheap and amateurish.

— John (@johnnie_cakes) May 30, 2014

@Support NOOOOO

— David Hogan (@Siri_Support) May 30, 2014

@Support No your not! Stop farting around with everything, you're ruining it!

— MIB (@MibIH) May 30, 2014

@Support no one likes it

— Sam Biddle (@samfbiddle) May 30, 2014

It's awful!! RT @support: Starting today, we're rolling out a new font on http://t.co/mSP9eMU2Pk, moving from Helvetica Neue to Gotham.

— Snalia MarieSchrader (@snaliia) May 30, 2014

@Support I'm not sure I like it. sorry. like the old version better.

— Patty-Ann (@pabuckie) May 30, 2014

@Support Stop right there you little Facebook wannabe. We liked you the way you were! You're SO much better than Facebook. Stop.

— ☁♡ GR∆CE ♡☁ (@geewhizzle) May 30, 2014

@Support Are you guys just bored or something? I mean, seriously. Leave well enough alone. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

— Beth (@beth563) May 30, 2014

@MatthewKeysLive @Support Crappiest…font…ever.

— Aboud Dandachi (@AboudDandachi) May 30, 2014

@Support @winocm I want to see Comic Sans #duckandcover

— Bryan Brake (@bryanbrake) May 30, 2014