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No, but that's what I write in CSS if I want to use whatever sans serif font the user agent thinks is best.

Thats a good call in many cases, but it's definitely important to have more control when working to constraints. Generic family fallbacks can vary wildly in their box sizing.

https://css-tricks.com/sans-serif/

HOpe this helps for those who are wondering what sans-serif does exactly

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