Sabon

Summary

Sabon is a typeface family^[1]. Sabon draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #49 of 190).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sabon's image is recorded as Sabon.png^[3].
• Sabon's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].
• Jacques Sabon is named after Sabon^[5].
• Sabon's based on is recorded as Garamond^[6].
• Sabon's GND ID is recorded as 7647720-4^[7].
• Sabon's subclass of is recorded as serif typeface^[8].
• Sabon's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Sabon's designed by is recorded as Jan Tschichold^[10].
• Sabon's Commons category is recorded as Sabon (typeface)^[11].
• Sabon's publication date is recorded as +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Sabon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0264qc0^[13].
• Sabon's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as classical garalde typeface genre^[14].
• Sabon's type foundry is recorded as Mergenthaler Linotype Company^[15].
• Sabon's type foundry is recorded as Monotype^[16].
• Sabon's type foundry is recorded as Stempel Type Foundry^[17].
• Sabon's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 97^[18].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Jacques Sabon is named after Sabon^[5].

Why It Matters

Sabon draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (typeface_family category, ranking #49 of 190).^[2] Sabon has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]