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Helvetica

sans-serif typeface
Class type of: sans-serif typeface Q504745
Helvetica
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Facts

12 properties
Instance of
typeface family
Inception
1957[8]
Subclass of
sans-serif typeface
Part of
PostScript core fonts level 2, PostScript core fonts level 1[6][7]
Derivative work
Nimbus Sans, Sans forgetica, Helvetica Neue[15][16][17]
Designed by
Max Miedinger[5]
Different from
Arial, Helvetica Neue[10][11]
P14541
3BwmuB[18]
Thibaudeau classification
antique typeface genre[12]
Type foundry
Haas Type Foundry, Mergenthaler Linotype Company[13][14]
Vox-ATypI classification
Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque[9]
Writing system
Latin script, Arabic script[3][4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helvetica en Neue Haas Grotesk ar هيلفيتيكا de Borgis Helvetica de Neue Haas Grotesk el Neue Haas Grotesk es Helvetica Neue fa هلوتیکا fr Swiss 721 he הלווטיקה it Helvetica Neue it Neue Haas Grotesk ja Helvetica ja ヘルヴェチカ ja ヘルヴェティカ ja ヘルベチカ ja ヘルベティカ ko 헬베티카 ru Helvetica ru Гельветика
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Library of Congress authority ID
sh2010012863
GND ID
4819794-4
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
584017
FAST ID
1763284
Fandom article ID
fontipedia:Helvetica
Fonts In Use identifier
44
Freebase ID
/m/012vgd
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Helvetica
KBpedia ID
Helvetica
Lex ID
Helvetica
Library of Congress Classification
Z250.5.H45
Namuwiki ID
헬베티카
Show all 16 identifiers +4
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007597526705171
Quora topic ID
Helvetica
Yale LUX ID
concept/f531300d-5e17-4e00-b0a3-d6516cc2d3ee
Zhihu topic ID
19559951

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🔗 Connections
Type foundry 2
Mergenthaler Linotype Company, Haas Type Foundry
Writing system 2
Latin script, Arabic script
Created notable works 1
Max Miedinger
Designed by 1
Max Miedinger
Different from 1
Arial
Subclass of 1
sans-serif typeface
← Different from 1
Arial
← Main subject 1
Helvetica
← Metrically compatible typeface 1
Arial
← Uses 1
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Summary

Helvetica is a typeface family[1]. Helvetica is a type of sans-serif typeface[2].

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  8. [9] ↑ . lisagarnerdesign.co.uk. Retrieved . lisagarnerdesign.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3BwmuB
    Instance of → typeface family
    Thibaudeau classification → antique typeface genre
    Vox-ATypI classification → Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque
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