Helvetica

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sans-serif typeface typeface

Helvetica is a widely used sans-serif typeface known for its clean, modern, and highly legible design, commonly seen in corporate branding and public signage worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Helvetica (Switzerland-related publications) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sans-serif typeface ⓘ
typeface ⓘ
availableIn bold weight ⓘ
condensed widths ⓘ
extended widths ⓘ
italic style ⓘ
light weight ⓘ
roman style ⓘ
classification neo-grotesque sans-serif ⓘ
coDesigner Eduard Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
designer Max Miedinger NERFINISHED ⓘ
designGoal high legibility ⓘ
neutral appearance ⓘ
suitability for signage ⓘ
digitalPublisher Linotype NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monotype Imaging NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentaryReleaseYear 2007 ⓘ
featuredIn documentary film "Helvetica" NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundry D. Stempel AG NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haas Type Foundry NERFINISHED ⓘ
Linotype NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVariant Helvetica Neue NERFINISHED ⓘ
Helvetica Now NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neue Haas Grotesk (digital revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Akzidenz-Grotesk NERFINISHED ⓘ
licenseType commercial ⓘ
notableProperty one of the most widely used typefaces in the world ⓘ
originalName Neue Haas Grotesk NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedIn 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
releaseYear 1957 ⓘ
renamedTo Helvetica NERFINISHED ⓘ
renameYear 1960 ⓘ
script Latin ⓘ
styleCharacteristic closed apertures ⓘ
horizontal terminals ⓘ
large x-height ⓘ
minimal contrast ⓘ
tight letter spacing ⓘ
uniform stroke width ⓘ
usedBy New York City Subway signage NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. government agencies ⓘ
numerous multinational corporations ⓘ
usedFor advertising ⓘ
corporate branding ⓘ
logotypes ⓘ
public signage ⓘ
transport signage ⓘ
user interfaces ⓘ
wayfinding systems ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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MTA Graphics Standard signage → usesTypeface → Helvetica ⓘ
Monotype → publishes → Helvetica ⓘ
Swiss National Library → collectionFocus → Helvetica ⓘ
this entity surface form: Helvetica (Switzerland-related publications)