Avenir

geometric sans-serif typeface
Place typeface_family Q505337
Avenir
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Summary

Avenir is a typeface family[1]. Avenir ranks in the top 7% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Avenir's instance of is recorded as typeface family[3].
  • Avenir was published by Mergenthaler Linotype Company[4].
  • Avenir is a type of sans-serif typeface[5].
  • Avenir is a type of geometric typeface[6].
  • Avenir's writing system is recorded as Latin script[7].
  • Avenir's designed by is recorded as Adrian Frutiger[8].
  • Avenir's Commons category is recorded as Avenir (typeface)[9].
  • 1988 marks the founding of Avenir[10].
  • Avenir's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Modern Linear Geometric[11].
  • Avenir's different from is recorded as Avenir[12].
  • Avenir's different from is recorded as Avenir[13].
  • Avenir's type foundry is recorded as Mergenthaler Linotype Company[14].
  • Avenir's P14791 is recorded as rtd-t-000059[15].

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Designation and Status

Avenir's instance of is recorded as typeface family[3].

History and Context

1988 marks the founding of Avenir[10].

Why It Matters

Avenir ranks in the top 7% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).[2] Avenir has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Avenir is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . lisagarnerdesign.co.uk. Retrieved . lisagarnerdesign.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_avenir_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Avenir}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/avenir}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fonts in use identifier → 3409, 3770
    Gnd id → 7645709-6
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'tl', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fonts in use identifier: 3770, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/149261025|Avenir Next (#149261025)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5757|Fonts in Use]] #mi"
  2. 9w ago · JhowieNitnek · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Subclass of → —
    Writing system → Latin script
    Publisher → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14791: rtd-t-000059"
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