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{{Short description|Typeface family commonly used by Microsoft}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{About|the font family|the Japanese Go player|Kensaku Segoe|the architect and urban planner|Ladislas Segoe}}

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'''Segoe''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ə|'|ɡ|oʊ}} {{Respell|sə|GOH}}<ref>{{cite AV media | author=Microsoft | title=Meet Windows 11 {{!}} Easier to use | lang=en | date=2022-10-07 | url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=Js9cS4tXK_o&t=44 | time=00:44 | via=YouTube | access-date=2024-05-16 }}</ref>) is a [[typeface]], or family of [[font]]s, that is best known for its use by [[Microsoft]]. The company uses Segoe in its online and printed marketing materials, including recent logos for a number of products. Additionally, the '''Segoe UI''' font sub-family is used by numerous Microsoft applications, and may be installed by applications (such as [[Microsoft Office]] and [[Windows Live Messenger]]). It was adopted as Microsoft's default operating system font, and is also used on [[Outlook.com]], Microsoft's web-based email service. On August 23, 2012, Microsoft unveiled its new corporate logo typeset in Segoe, replacing the logo it had used for the previous 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-23/microsoft-debuts-new-logo-before-windows-8-and-surface |title=Microsoft Debuts New Logo Before Windows 8 |first=Dina |last=Bass |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120827041052/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-23/microsoft-debuts-new-logo-before-windows-8-and-surface |archive-date=August 27, 2012 |work=Businessweek |date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>

The Segoe name is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, although the typeface was originally developed by [[Monotype Imaging|Monotype]].

== History ==
[[File:Windows logo variant (2003).svg|thumb|A variation of the Microsoft Windows logo from 2003, using Segoe instead of Franklin Gothic]]
Segoe was designed by [[Steve Matteson]] during his employment at [[Monotype Imaging|Agfa Monotype]]. Licensed to Microsoft for use as a branding typeface replacing [[Franklin Gothic]] and its user interface font replacing [[Tahoma (typeface)|Tahoma]], it was designed to be user-friendly and legible. Matteson created a range of weights and italics with a [[Vox-ATypI classification#Humanist 2|humanist]] feel.

===Licensing dispute===
In 2004, Microsoft registered certain Segoe and Segoe Italic fonts as original font designs with the [[European Union]] trademark and design office. The German font foundry [[Mergenthaler Linotype Company|Linotype]] protested, citing Segoe UI's similarity to its licensed ''[[Frutiger (typeface)|Frutiger]]'' family of typefaces.  In its submission to the EU, Microsoft claimed that Linotype had failed to prove that it had been selling ''Frutiger'' and ''Frutiger Next'' prior to 2004. The EU rejected these claims, and the EU revoked Microsoft's registration.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://oami.eu.int/PDF/design/invaldec/ICD%20000000743%20decision%20(EN).pdf
 |title       = Decision of the Invalidity Division (pdf)
 |date        = February 6, 2006
|access-date  = July 31, 2006
 |publisher   = Office for the Harmonization in the Internal Market
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060508180329/http://oami.eu.int/pdf/design/invaldec/ICD%20000000743%20decision%20%28EN%29.pdf
 |archive-date = May 8, 2006
}}</ref> Microsoft did not appeal the decision. Microsoft still holds United States design patents for various Segoe-based fonts.

During the same period, in late 2004, after six years under the Agfa Corporation, [[TA Associates]] acquired the Monotype assets and incorporated the company as [[Monotype Imaging]].  Later, Monotype Imaging acquired Linotype.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.monotypeimaging.com/aboutus/pr_display.aspx?year=2006&pr=292
 |title       = Monotype Imaging: Monotype Imaging Acquires Linotype
 |date        = August 2, 2006
|access-date  = January 27, 2007
 |publisher   = Monotype Imaging
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061115060336/http://www.monotypeimaging.com/aboutus/pr_display.aspx?year=2006&pr=292
 |archive-date = November 15, 2006
}}</ref>  By the end of 2006, the company that had challenged Microsoft's Segoe patents (Linotype) was a subsidiary of the company that had originally licensed Segoe to Microsoft (Monotype).

[[File:Segoe vs Frutiger.svg|thumb|From top to bottom, the clearest differences:
<br/>* Segoe UI (before the removal of the {{serif|I}}'s serifs)
<br/>* Frutiger
<br/>* Segoe]]

Several letters have distinctly different forms in Segoe UI and Frutiger, reflecting Segoe UI's different intended use: low-resolution screen display, rather than airport signage (Frutiger). However, Ulrich Stiehl asserts that many of these differences were introduced in later versions of Segoe UI&nbsp;&ndash; earlier versions of Segoe UI were closer to Frutiger.<ref>[http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3601421 Designer Says Vista Font is Original] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302120256/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3601421 |date=March 2, 2007 }} (Brian Livingston, April 25, 2006)</ref><ref>[http://www.sanskritweb.net/forgers/segoe2.pdf Segoe UI 1997–2003 vs. Segoe UI 2005] (Comparison on page 3)</ref>

In June 2005, [[Scala (company)|Scala]], an electronic signage company (unrelated to the typeface [[FF Scala]]) removed Segoe from its InfoChannel product "due to licensing issues".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techmedia.com.au/TM_pages/magazine/news/articles/A006_050607_scala7-4/A050607_scala7-4.html |title=Scala and TechMedia are pleased to announce InfoChannel 3 Release 7.4 |website=Techmedia.com.au |access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> Scala replaced Segoe with [[Bitstream Vera]] fonts.

Simon Daniels, a program manager in Microsoft's typography group, stated that "The original Segoe fonts were not created for or by Microsoft. It was an existing Monotype design which we licensed and extensively extended and customized to meet the requirements of different processes, apps and devices."<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/jensenh/i-guess-no-one-cares-about-fonts
|title=I Guess No One Cares About Fonts
|date=November 11, 2005
|work=An Office User Interface Blog
|publisher=[[Microsoft]]
|via=Blog Archive
|first=	Jensen |last=Harris
}}</ref>

A Microsoft public relations spokesperson, who asked not to be named, stated:

<blockquote>Segoe was an original design developed by Agfa Monotype (now Monotype Imaging) in 2000. In 2003, we acquired the original Segoe fonts and used them to develop an extended family of fonts retaining the Segoe name. Many of these new fonts received design patent protection in the United States. Segoe was not derived from Frutiger. Microsoft also has a current up-to-date license that allows us to distribute certain Frutiger fonts in connection with Microsoft products, including Office and Windows. There are distinct differences between Segoe and Frutiger. Additionally, unlike clone typefaces, the Segoe family of fonts are not metrically compatible with Frutiger so cannot be used as replacements.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3599861
 |title       = Is Microsoft's Vista Font Just a Copy?
 |author      = Brian Livingston
 |date        = April 18, 2006
 |access-date  = 2006-08-01
 |publisher   = earthweb.com
 |work        = Datamation
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060716112123/http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/executive_tech/article.php/3599861
 |archive-date = July 16, 2006
}}</ref></blockquote>

Under United States copyright law, the abstract letter shapes of functional text fonts cannot be copyrighted; only the computer programming code in a font is given copyright protection.  This makes the production and distribution of clone fonts possible.

An early version of Segoe, possibly an evaluation version, was included with certain versions of [[SUSE Linux|SuSE Linux]], but no longer ships as part of that operating system.

==Segoe UI==
{{Infobox font
| name = Segoe UI
| image = Segoe UI Example.svg
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| classifications = [[Humanist typeface|Humanist]]
| releasedate = 2003
| creator = [[Steve Matteson]]
| foundry = [[Microsoft Typography]]
| sample = [[File:Segoe UI sample.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]]
}}

Segoe UI ''("User Interface")'' is a member of the Segoe family used in Microsoft products for user interface text, as well as for some online user assistance material, intended to improve the consistency in how users see all text across all languages. It is distinguishable from its predecessor [[Tahoma (typeface)|Tahoma]] and the [[OS X]] user interface font [[Lucida Grande]] by its rounder letters. Segoe UI was produced by Monotype Imaging.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.monotypeimaging.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=299605 |title=Monotype Imaging Brings Fonts to Microsoft Office and Windows Vista Products |publisher=Ir.monotypeimaging.com |date=March 20, 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714113000/http://ir.monotypeimaging.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=299605 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 }}</ref>

Segoe UI was first introduced with [[Windows Vista]]. Light, Semibold and Symbol versions of Segoe UI were introduced with [[Windows 7]]. A Semilight version of Segoe UI was introduced with [[Windows 8]] in order to make a perfect lightweight down to 11 pixels. Black and Emoji versions of Segoe UI were introduced with [[Windows 8.1]], but only for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts.<ref name=":0" /> An Historic version of Segoe UI was introduced with [[Windows 10]]. A Variable version of Segoe UI was introduced with [[Windows 11]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/windows7.htm |title=New Fonts in Windows 7 Beta |publisher=Microsoft.com |access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref><blockquote>I remember the team creating a special ligature in the Segoe UI font (used in Windows) to make "S" and "t" align beautifully for the word "Start".<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=jensenharris |number=1564399441444241409 |title=Design matters}}</ref> </blockquote>says Jensen Harris, former Director of User Experience at Microsoft.

[[File:Segoe UI Revision Differences.svg|thumb|The notable differences between the classic (top) and the updated (bottom) revisions of Segoe UI]]
In October 2011, Segoe UI underwent a number of changes and stylistic additions that remain present in subsequent versions:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://subacme.rerouted.org/2011/10/previewing-the-new-version-of-segoe-ui/ |title=Previewing the New Version of Segoe UI |date=October 7, 2011 |access-date=October 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804220504/http://subacme.rerouted.org/2011/10/previewing-the-new-version-of-segoe-ui/ |archive-date=August 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istartedsomething.com/20120302/segoe-ui-gets-a-subtle-facelift-in-windows-8// |title=Segoe UI gets a subtle facelift in Windows 8  |date=March 2, 2012 |access-date=March 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.quppa.net/2012/02/17/more-on-segoe-ui-in-windows-8/ |title=More on Segoe UI in Windows 8 |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=August 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=schieb.de |title=Aktualisierte Windows 8-Systemschrift auch in Vista und 7 nutzen
|url=http://www.schieb.de/715566/aktualisierte-windows-8-systemschrift-auch-in-vista-und-7-nutzen |date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=October 5, 2012}}</ref>
* True italic variants were introduced for the Light, Semilight, and Semibold weights.
* The Light and Semibold versions were tuned for better screen legibility.
* The uppercase letters I and Q and the numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 were altered to closely resemble the Segoe WP font family with similarities to [[Frutiger (typeface)|Frutiger]].
* Support for additional scripts and character sets, such as Arabic, Armenian, Georgian ([[Georgian scripts#Mkhedruli|Mkhedruli]] and [[Georgian scripts#Nuskhuri|Khutsuri]]), Hebrew, and [[Fraser alphabet]] (Lisu), was added.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web
  |title = Script and Font Support in Windows
  |url = https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/globalization/input/font-support
  |website = Globalization documentation
  |via = [[Microsoft Learn]]
  |access-date = August 16, 2022
  |publisher = [[Microsoft]]
  |first1 = Palle |last1 = Petersen
  |first2 = John |last2 = Wilcock
  |first3 = Paul |last3  = Dempsey
  |first4 = Kent |last4 = Sharkey
  |first5 = Maira |last5 = Wenzel
}}</ref>
* OpenType variants were included.

[[File:Segoe UI Variable Example.svg|thumb|Segoe UI Variable sample]]

===Characteristics===
Segoe UI is optimized for its default [[ClearType]] rendering environment, and it is significantly less legible when ClearType is disabled, except at key user interface sizes (8, 9 and 10 point) where Segoe UI has been [[Font hinting|hinted]] for bi-level rendering. The standard font size increased to 9 point to accommodate for better layout and readability for all languages.

Version 5.00 of Segoe UI contains complete Unicode 4.1 coverage for Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and Arabic (Romans only), totaling 2843 glyphs in the regular weight.

Segoe UI uses distinct cursive [[italic script]], whereas [[Frutiger (typeface)|Frutiger]] and [[Helvetica]] use [[oblique type]] for italics.

===Variations===
* ''Segoe UI Mono'' is a variation of Segoe UI with [[monospaced font|monospace]] characters. It supports Latin (including Eastern European, and Turkish), Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew and Thai characters, and symbols, geometric shapes and drawing elements. The family includes two fonts in two weights{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}, without italics. It is the system kernel font,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Windows 8 build 8014 |url=https://betawiki.net/wiki/Windows_8_build_8014#/media/File:Screen_Shot_2021-07-04_at_8.04.21_pm_2.png |access-date=2021-07-25 |website=BetaWiki |language=en}}</ref> and due to this, it can't be found in the default font folder. There is also a version of this font called ''Segoe Mono Boot'' used while booting up the system, which is located in the <code>C:\Windows\Boot\Fonts</code> folder on newer [[Windows]] versions.
* {{anchor|Segoe UI Symbol}}''Segoe UI Symbol'' is a new font that includes new scripts/symbols such as [[Braille]] and [[Deseret alphabet|Deseret]], and, previously, [[Ogham]] and [[Runes|Runic]] glyphs. It is not, however, a "symbol charset-encoded font" (like [[Symbol (typeface)|MS Symbol]]), but rather it is a Unicode-encoded font with symbols assigned to respective Unicode code points.<ref name=":0" /> Segoe UI Symbol also has some other miscellaneous symbols such as [[chess piece]]s, playing card and dice symbols (these glyphs formed the basis of the Segoe Chess and Segoe News Symbols fonts{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}), [[box-drawing character]]s, block elements, technical symbols, mathematical operators, arrows, control pictures,  and [[Optical character recognition|OCR]]-optimized glyphs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://office-watch.com/2009/21-new-typefaces-in-windows-7/ |title=21 new typefaces in Windows 7 |publisher=office-watch.com |date=May 8, 2009 |access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> It was later extended to support [[Glagolitic script|Glagolitic]], [[Gothic alphabet|Gothic]], [[Old Italic scripts|Old Italic]] and [[Old Turkic script|Old Turkic]] (Orkhon) scripts,<ref name=":0" /> all now moved to Segoe UI Historic. It later gained support for [[Meroitic script|Meroitic]] Cursive (now moved to Segoe UI Historic) and [[Coptic alphabet|Coptic script]] (found in both fonts).<ref name=":0" /> The updated Segoe UI Symbol has also been [[Backporting|backport]]ed.<ref name="backp">{{cite web|title=An update for the Segoe UI symbol font in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2 is available (KB2729094)|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/an-update-for-the-segoe-ui-symbol-font-in-windows-7-and-in-windows-server-2008-r2-is-available-0743a473-3afe-e8b2-7c20-54aa430463d6|website=Windows Knowledge Base|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=October 20, 2022}}</ref>
* {{anchor|Segoe UI Historic}}''Segoe UI Historic'' is a new font to support ancient scripts. Glagolitic, Gothic, Meroitic Cursive, Ogham, Old Italic, [[Old Turkic script|Old Turkic]], and Runic were moved from Segoe UI Symbol to Segoe UI Historic. Additionally supported are [[Brahmi script|Brahmi]], [[Carian alphabets|Carian]], [[Coptic alphabet|Coptic]], [[Cypriot syllabary|Cypriot]], [[Egyptian hieroglyphs]] (except for phallic ones since v 1.01), [[Aramaic alphabet|Imperial Aramaic]], [[Inscriptional Pahlavi]], [[Inscriptional Parthian]], [[Kharosthi]], [[Lycian alphabet|Lycian]], [[Lydian alphabet|Lydian]], [[Old Persian cuneiform|Old Persian]], [[Ancient South Arabian script|South Arabian]], [[Phoenician alphabet|Phoenician]], [[Shavian alphabet|Shavian]], [[Cuneiform|Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform]], [[Syriac alphabet|Syriac]] (ʾEsṭrangēlā style), and [[Ugaritic alphabet|Ugaritic]] scripts.<ref name=":0" />
* ''Segoe Boot'' is a vertically stretched font based on Segoe. Its vertical stretching allows the font to be rendered as the normal version when a [[Aspect ratio (image)#4:3 standard|4:3]] image (like the [[BIOS]] screen) is stretched to fill a screen with an [[16:9 aspect ratio|aspect ratio of 16:9]].
* ''Zegoe UI'' is a [[Zune]]-specific variation on Segoe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.istartedsomething.com/20071114/zegoe-zune-font/ |title="Zegoe", the new Zune font.  |author= Long Zheng |date=November 14, 2007 |publisher=istartedsomething.com |access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>
* Microsoft later added unofficial [[OpenType#Color|color support to fonts]], first implemented in the ''Segoe UI [[Emoji]]'' font.<ref name="Win8.1Preview">{{Cite web|title = Script and font support in Windows|url = https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/globalization/input/font-support
|publisher = [[Microsoft]]|work = learn.microsoft.com|access-date = October 20, 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-enter-and-use-emoji-on-windows-81 How to enter and use Emoji on Windows 8.1] hanselman.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://opentype.info/blog/2013/07/03/color-emoji-in-windows-8-1-the-future-of-color-fonts.html |title=Color Emoji in Windows 8.1—The Future of Color Fonts? |first=Ralf |last=Herrmann |date=July 3, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710201619/http://opentype.info/blog/2013/07/03/color-emoji-in-windows-8-1-the-future-of-color-fonts/ |archive-date=July 10, 2014 }}</ref> This later has been formally supported with UWP applications natively using DirectWrite/Direct2D for text rendering with color font support, and first-class emoji support including an emoji keyboard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3223429/windows/windows-10-how-to-type-emoji-on-your-pc.html|title=How to type emoji on your PC using Windows 10 Fall Creators Update|work=PCWorld|access-date=December 3, 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* {{anchor|Segoe UI Variable}}''Segoe UI Variable'' is a [[variable font]] added that scales better than Segoe UI on [[dots per inch|high-DPI]] monitors.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 18, 2021|title=Windows 11 features already in preview: Everything you can try right now|url=https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-features-in-preview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621112851/https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-features-in-preview/|archive-date=June 21, 2021|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=XDA Developers}}</ref> It has display, text, and small faces designed for specific font sizes. The glyphs have been redrawn moving away from the humanist design in favour of a more geometric look.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 25, 2021 |title=Typography in Windows 11 |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/signature-experiences/typography |publisher=Microsoft |language=en}}</ref>

=== Availability ===
* The Segoe UI font family can be obtained as part of Microsoft Windows and Windows Server operating systems:
** The classic Segoe UI design is included with [[Windows Vista]], [[Windows Server 2008]], [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows Server 2008 R2]]. 
***Certain Segoe fonts, but not Segoe UI, were included in [[Windows XP Media Center Edition]] 2005, replacing [[Trebuchet MS]]. [[Microsoft Word Viewer]] and [[Microsoft PowerPoint#PowerPoint Viewer|Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer]] 2007 were also install certain Segoe fonts.
***Segoe UI is installed into [[Windows XP]] and [[Windows Server 2003]] if the user installs [[Microsoft Office 2007]], [[Microsoft Office 2010]], [[Windows Live Messenger]] or [[Windows Live Mail]]. 
** The updated Segoe UI design is included with [[Windows 8]] (since build 8130), [[Windows Server 2012]] (since build 8140), [[Windows 8.1]], [[Windows Server 2012 R2]], [[Windows 10]], [[Windows Server 2016]], [[Windows Server 2019]], [[Windows Server 2022]], [[Windows 11]] and [[Windows Server 2025]].
*** A semilight version of Segoe UI is installed into [[Windows 7]] and [[Windows Server 2008 R2]] if the user installs [[Microsoft Office 2013]] or [[Microsoft Office 2016]].

== Other Segoe fonts ==
[[File:Nancy segoe script.svg|thumb|Segoe Script]]
[[File:Segoe Script sample-cat article Wikipedia.png|thumb|The article on [[cat|cats]] in English Wikipedia for sample of Segoe Script]]
[[File:Segoe UI vs WP comparison.png|thumb|Comparison of Segoe UI, Segoe WP and Segoe WP N fonts in different weights]]
Other members of the Segoe family include:
* ''Segoe Print'' is a font family based on the handwriting of Monotype Imaging employee Brian Allen, developed by Carl Crossgrove, James Grieshaber and Karl Leuthold.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://catalog.monotypeimaging.com/font/segoe-print/family/ |title=Monotype Imaging OEM Font catalog – Segoe Print |publisher=[[Monotype Imaging]] |access-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430055443/http://catalog.monotype.com/font/segoe-print/family/ |archive-date=April 30, 2014 }}</ref> The family includes 2 fonts in 2 weights, without italics. It supports WGL character sets. It is famously used as a default font for titles in [[Windows Movie Maker]].
* ''Segoe Script'' is a font family designed by Carl Crossgrove, based on the handwriting of Brian Allen, but includes extended strokes found in cursive handwriting. It is produced by Monotype Imaging. By using the stylistic alternate OpenType feature, the unlinked letters become accessible. The family includes 2 fonts in 2 weights, without italics. It supports WGL character sets.
* ''Segoe Chess'' is a symbol encoded chess font, designed by Steve Matteson and Jim Ford. It is included with Microsoft Office versions 12 and 14.
* ''Segoe Media Center'' is a font family built for and privately installed with [[Windows Media Center]] in 2 weights: light and semibold. It resembles the original Segoe, but is not optimized for [[ClearType]] rendering.
* ''Segoe TV'' is a font family built into [[MSN TV]] set-top-boxes. It retains characteristics of the original Segoe, such as sans-serif capital I and straight tail in capital Q, whereas other characters have been redrawn such as the i and j.
* ''Segoe WP'' is the [[Windows Phone 7]] specific version of Segoe. The Segoe WP family is distributed with [[Microsoft Visual Studio]] version 10. Currently, only a release candidate beta version is available.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}{{dubious|date=September 2014}}
*''Segoe Fluent Icons'' was added to display images via the font face.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=March 4, 2021|title=Microsoft's Windows 10 UI overhaul continues with new system icons|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/4/22313037/microsoft-windows-10-new-system-icons-ui-overhaul-sun-valley|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=The Verge|language=en}}</ref>

At one time, Microsoft also posted a package called ''Print Ad for Microsoft Dynamics Business Management Solutions Brief Description'' to the Microsoft downloads center. The package included TrueType and PostScript Type 1 beta versions of the Segoe branding fonts along with PowerPoint templates and marketing material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istartedsomething.com/20070531/download-segoe-collection/ |title=Download the full Segoe font collection, official Microsoft branding typeface |website=IStartedSomething.com |date=May 31, 2007 |access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref>

Windows Phones also include a more customized version called Segoe WP N which is designed with more clarity and narrow to enhance their take on ClearType. 

* ''Segoe Pro'' is a custom font used by Microsoft and its affiliates for branding. Segoe Pro contains the same glyphs that Segoe UI does, only that it has specific emojis of Microsoft products attached as well. Segoe Pro comes in Black, Bold, Condensed, Display, Semibold and Semilight, along with their italic versions of each.
* ''Segoe Slab'' is a custom font which can be found if the user extracts the Windows SDK.apk (Android app package).{{clarify|date=January 2018}} The font file is named 'SegoeSlabWP-Semilight.ttf'.
* ''Segoe Xbox Symbol'' is a font developed specifically for the Xbox 360. It comes in 2 weights: Regular and Bold. These fonts can be extracted from the Xbox Android app. Other versions of this font include 'Segoe X Symbol' and 'Segoe Xbox MDL2 Assets'. 
* ''Skype UI Symbol'' is a font, similar to Segoe Xbox Symbol, however comprises the Latin script from Segoe UI. It comes in 2 weights, Regular and Bold. It can be extracted from the Skype app for Android.
* ''Segoe MDL2 Assets'' is an iconography font for use on [[Universal Windows Platform|UWP]] apps.
* ''Segoe Fluent Icons'' is the newest iconography font for use on [[Universal Windows Platform|UWP]] apps which will be the successor to the MDL2 Assets.
* ''[[Nirmala UI|Nirmala]]'' is an extension of Segoe that includes [[Languages of India|Indian script characters]].
* ''[[Microsoft YaHei]]'' is an extension of Segoe that includes [[Chinese characters]] and [[Japanese kanji]].
* ''[[Malgun Gothic]]'' is an extension of Segoe that includes [[Hangul|Hangul characters]].

== Selawik ==
{{Infobox font
| name = Selawik
| image = Selawik SP.svg
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| releasedate = 2015
| license = [[SIL Open Font License]]
| creator = Aaron Bell<ref>{{cite news |title=New font: Selawik Variations by Microsoft |url=https://www.axis-praxis.org/blog/2016-12-08/16/new-font-selawik-variations-by-microsoft |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |website=Axis-Praxis}}</ref>
| foundry = [[Microsoft Typography]]|
}}
{{anchor|Selawik}}Microsoft released Selawik as a [[Typeface#metrics|metric-compatible]]{{efn|kerning does not match as of May 2024}} Segoe UI replacement, and Symbols as a Segoe UI Symbols and Segoe MDL2 Assets fall-back, under [[SIL OFL]]. These fonts are used in [[WinJS]] and [[Winstrap]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft open source fonts |url=https://github.com/Microsoft/fonts |website=GitHub |access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> Selawik is also one of Microsoft's recommended fonts for [[UWP apps]].<ref>{{cite web
  |title=Typography in Windows Apps
  |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/design/style/typography
  |website=Build desktop apps for Windows
  |via=Microsoft Learn
  |publisher=[[Microsoft]]
  |date=June 24, 2021
  |first1=Shawn |last1=Hickey
  |first2=Quinn |last2=Radich
}}</ref>

== Other related fonts ==
[[File:SegoeUi-Leelawadee.svg|thumb|left|The same text using Segoe UI and Leelawadee]]
The Latin glyphs from Segoe and Segoe UI can also be found in the following Microsoft font families: [[Malgun Gothic]] ([[Hangul|Korean]]), [[Microsoft JhengHei]] ([[Traditional Chinese characters|Traditional Chinese]]), [[Microsoft YaHei]] ([[Simplified Chinese characters|Simplified Chinese]]), Gisha ([[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]]), Leelawadee ([[Thai alphabet|Thai]]). They are also found in Ebrima ([[N'Ko alphabet|N'Ko]], [[Tifinagh]], [[Vai syllabary|Vai]]), Khmer UI ([[Khmer alphabet|Khmer]]), Lao UI ([[Lao alphabet|Lao]]), Microsoft New Tai Lue ([[New Tai Lue alphabet|Tai Lue]]), Microsoft PhagsPa ([['Phags-pa script|Phags-pa]]), Microsoft Tai Le ([[Tai Le alphabet|Tai Le]]).

In these fonts, some of the glyph shapes diverge significantly from Segoe UI and Frutiger and are in some ways more calligraphic. In Gisha and Leelawadee, the capital ‘M’ is narrower and has a raised apex, the lowercase ‘i’ and ‘l’ have tails, and the capital ‘I’ has no serifs. These characteristics are also seen in Segoe UI italic.

== See also ==
* [[DejaVu Sans]]
* [[Cantarell (typeface)|Cantarell]]
* [[Roboto]]
* [[Noto fonts|Noto]]
* [[Product Sans]]
* [[San Francisco (sans-serif typeface)|San Francisco]]
*[[Paint 3D]] Uses Segoe UI as the default font.

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Segoe UI}}
* Microsoft Typography:
** [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=339 Segoe Chess]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=352 Segoe Print]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=353 Segoe Script]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=331 Segoe UI]
** [http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/family.aspx?FID=332 Segoe UI Book]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409171309/http://neosmart.net/gallery/v/apps/fonts/ Cleartype gallery]

{{Microsoft Windows Typefaces}}

[[Category:Microsoft typefaces|Segoe UI]]
[[Category:Latin-script typefaces]]
[[Category:Cyrillic typefaces]]
[[Category:Arabic typefaces]]
[[Category:Hebrew typefaces]]
[[Category:Greek typefaces]]
[[Category:Devanagari typefaces]]
[[Category:Typefaces and fonts introduced in 2000]]
[[Category:Humanist sans-serif typefaces]]
[[Category:IPA typefaces]]
[[Category:Typefaces designed by Steve Matteson]]
[[Category:Corporate typefaces]]
[[Category:Microsoft franchises]]