Weird internet font problem

the font on some websites had changed fr some reason, Google, youtube etc. but not myspace, apple etc. This is happening on all my browsers and i dont no why

the font on some websites had changed fr some reason,
How exactly? You really need to provide more detail about what you are talking about for anyone to help.
If it looks like Chinese, fractions, or Greek, the most common cause would be the fonts Helvetica Fractions and Times Phonetic. Get rid of them.

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with the titles in the windows?
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