Avenir

Summary

Avenir is a typeface family^[1]. Avenir ranks in the top 7% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Avenir's image is recorded as AvenirSP.png^[3].
• Avenir's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].
• Avenir's publisher is recorded as Mergenthaler Linotype Company^[5].
• Avenir's subclass of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[6].
• Avenir's subclass of is recorded as geometric typeface^[7].
• Avenir's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Avenir's designed by is recorded as Adrian Frutiger^[9].
• Avenir's Commons category is recorded as Avenir (typeface)^[10].
• +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Avenir^[11].
• Avenir's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0279jg4^[12].
• Avenir's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Modern Linear Geometric^[13].
• Avenir's different from is recorded as Avenir^[14].
• Avenir's different from is recorded as Avenir^[15].
• Avenir's type foundry is recorded as Mergenthaler Linotype Company^[16].
• Avenir's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 3409^[17].

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Designation and Status

Avenir's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].

History and Context

+1988-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Avenir^[11].

Why It Matters

Avenir ranks in the top 7% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (198 views/month).^[2] Avenir has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18]