I am trying to display some text exactly the same in all browsers.
I\'m using helvetica, which they all support.
I\'ve found (the hard way) that each browser
As Pleun mentioned, there are several reset style sheets that give you a good start. But as hard as you try, you won't get the 100% same look. This is because of the different font rendering strategies browsers and OS use.
Some browsers allow you to control the font-rendering technique. For webkit browsers have a look here http://maxvoltar.com/archive/-webkit-font-smoothing