Gill Sans

E283359

humanist sans-serif typeface sans-serif typeface typeface

Gill Sans is a widely used British humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill, known for its clean, modern look and extensive use in signage and branding.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Gill Sans canonical	4
Gill Sans Bold	1
Gill Sans Condensed	1
Gill Sans Display	1
Gill Sans Extra Bold	1
Gill Sans Extra Condensed	1
Gill Sans Infant	1
Gill Sans Light	1
Gill Sans MT	1
Gill Sans Regular	1
Gill Sans Schoolbook	1
Gill Sans Shadowed	1
Gill Sans Ultra Bold	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	humanist sans-serif typeface ⓘ sans-serif typeface ⓘ typeface ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gill Sans ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans MT
classification	humanist sans-serif ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designer	Eric Gill ⓘ
designFeature	circular dots on i and j ⓘ distinctive lowercase t with curved terminal ⓘ double-storey a ⓘ double-storey g ⓘ flat-topped lowercase r in many weights ⓘ humanist proportions ⓘ minimal stroke contrast ⓘ open apertures ⓘ pointed apex on capital A ⓘ
designPeriod	1920s ⓘ
digitalDistribution	Monotype ⓘ surface form: Monotype Imaging
eraOfPopularity	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
foundry	Monotype ⓘ
hasVariant	Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Bold Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Condensed Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Display Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Extra Bold Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Extra Condensed Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Infant Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Light Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Regular Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Schoolbook Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Shadowed Gill Sans self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gill Sans Ultra Bold
inspiredBy	Johnston typeface ⓘ surface form: Johnston Sans Johnston typeface ⓘ
notableUse	BBC branding ⓘ British Railways signage ⓘ London and North Eastern Railway publicity ⓘ
popularIn	British graphic design ⓘ corporate branding ⓘ
publisher	Monotype ⓘ surface form: Monotype Corporation
releaseYear	1928 ⓘ
script	Latin ⓘ
style	clean ⓘ geometric-influenced humanist ⓘ modern ⓘ
supports	old-style figures in some styles ⓘ small caps in some styles ⓘ
usedFor	branding ⓘ display typography ⓘ signage ⓘ text typography ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnston typeface → influenced → Gill Sans ⓘ

Monotype → publishes → Gill Sans ⓘ

Johnston Underground → influenced → Gill Sans ⓘ

Gill Sans → alsoKnownAs → Gill Sans ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gill Sans MT