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Nimbus Sans

sans-serif typeface
Class type of: sans-serif typeface Q1749880

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
typeface family
Inception
1999[4]
Based on
Helvetica[3]
Subclass of
sans-serif typeface
Derivative work
FreeSans, TeX Gyre Heros[6][7]
Type foundry
URW Type Foundry[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en NimbusSanL en Nimbus Sans en Nimbus Sans L en URW++ Nimbus Sans L
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nimbus Sans Specimen.svg ↗
Fonts In Use identifier
4776
Freebase ID
/m/04g15p1

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Summary

Nimbus Sans is a typeface family[1]. It is a type of sans-serif typeface[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · JoshIzBored · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Fonts In Use identifier → 4776
    Instance of → typeface family
    Subclass of → sans-serif typeface
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Derivative work: FreeSans"
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