It is considered a standard web-safe font , meaning you can specify it in HTML/CSS without needing to host the font file yourself, as most users already have it installed on their devices.
Here is the correct CSS to ensure every visitor sees Arial Bold (version 700) without downloading a file:
: Designed specifically to be a drop-in replacement for Arial, meaning it takes up the exact same amount of space on a page. Available on Google Fonts .
If you need a strictly free, open-source alternative for commercial projects without a Microsoft license, or Liberation Sans are common "metrically compatible" substitutes.
If you are looking to narrow down your search or finalize your project, tell me:
The standard family includes Arial Regular (400), Italic, Bold (700), and Bold Italic.