Font types and sizes accepted in APA style papers:
Sans serif fonts:
11 point Calibri
11 point Arial
10 point Lucida Sans Unicode
Serif fonts:
12 point Times New Roman
11 point Georgia
10 point Computer Modern
APA style papers should be double-spaced throughout the entire paper.
Double-spacing exceptions include the following:
Table Body and Figure Image
Footnotes
Displayed Equations
Sections that should be double-spaced:
Title page (check out our page on formatting Title pages)
Abstract
Headings
Block quotations
Reference List
Tables and Figure Notes
Appendices
Historically speaking most APA style papers had used san serif fonts but serif font types are now acceptable. Make sure you use the same font type and size consistently throughout the paper.
One inch margins should be used on all sides of the paper.
Paragraphs should be aligned to the left. 
Paragraphs should not be aligned to the center, right, or full. 
The first line of every paragraph should be indented 0.5 inches. Generally speaking in most word processors the "Tab" key is 0.5 inches.
All information found on this page can be further referenced in the A.P.A. 7th edition manual.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
