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Franklin Gothic

typeface designed in 1902 by Morris Fuller Benton
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Franklin Gothic
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Summary

Franklin Gothic is a typeface family[1]. It draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #29 of 190).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franklin Gothic is the creator of Morris Fuller Benton[3].
  • Franklin Gothic's instance of is recorded as typeface family[4].
  • Franklin Gothic is a type of sans-serif typeface[5].
  • Franklin Gothic's writing system is recorded as Latin script[6].
  • Franklin Gothic's designed by is recorded as Morris Fuller Benton[7].
  • Franklin Gothic's Commons category is recorded as Franklin Gothic[8].
  • Franklin Gothic's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • 1902 marks the founding of Franklin Gothic[10].
  • Franklin Gothic's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/franklin-gothic[11].
  • Franklin Gothic's type foundry is recorded as American Type Founders[12].

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Designation and Status

Franklin Gothic's instance of is recorded as typeface family[4].

History and Context

1902 marks the founding of Franklin Gothic[10].

Why It Matters

Franklin Gothic draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #29 of 190).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . myfonts.com. myfonts.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · RaphaelFarasat · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Designed by → Morris Fuller Benton
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'simple', 'tl'
    Subclass of → sans-serif typeface
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, Adding P495 with reference"
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