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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's a Linotype font and they are one of the most widely used suppliers of fonts and typefaces since before computers. It's also been included with Microsoft Word since I was a child, so it's widely available.

Similar to how there is a memetic hatred of Comic Sans (YouTube link), there is a similar one to Papyrus.

And then of course, to freeze-gamer Papyrus was made famous by the character in Undertale by the name Papyrus (whose dialogue boxes use the font).