US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomats to stop using Calibri font, calling it a "wasteful" example of diversity initiatives established under the Biden administration, media reports said.
Mr Rubio instead directed State Department staff this week to use the serif typeface Times New Roman in an effort to "restore decorum and professionalism to the department's written work," according to multiple US media outlets.
The department in 2023 switched to the sans serif font Calibri because its rounded letters with wide spacing are considered more accessible for people with disabilities.
Some studies have found sans serif typeface is easier to read.
"Typography shapes how official documents are perceived in terms of cohesion, professionalism and formality," Mr Rubio reportedly wrote in a memo to staff.
The administration of President Donald Trump has taken aim at numerous diversity and inclusion policies.
Mr Trump, a Republican, has made scrubbing DEI programmes from the government a priority since taking office in January.
Mr Rubio in the memo reportedly said the 2023 switch to Calibri "achieved nothing except the degradation of the department's official correspondence."
