Arial

Summary

Arial is a Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque^[1]. Arial draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (modern_lineal_neo_grotesque category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Arial's image is recorded as ArialMTsp.svg^[3].
• Arial's instance of is recorded as Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque^[4].
• Arial's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[5].
• Arial's logo image is recorded as Arial font.svg^[6].
• Arial's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2019103521^[7].
• Arial's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[8].
• Arial's subclass of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[9].
• Arial's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[10].
• Arial's writing system is recorded as Arabic script^[11].
• Arial's designed by is recorded as Robin Nicholas^[12].
• Arial's designed by is recorded as Patricia Saunders^[13].
• Arial's part of is recorded as Core fonts for the Web^[14].
• Arial's Commons category is recorded as Arial^[15].
• +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arial^[16].
• Arial's publication date is recorded as +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Arial's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01g0zg^[18].
• Arial's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/arial^[19].
• Arial's different from is recorded as Helvetica^[20].
• Arial's FAST ID is recorded as 2010854^[21].
• Arial's NE.se ID is recorded as arial^[22].
• Arial's Quora topic ID is recorded as Arial^[23].
• Arial's Quora topic ID is recorded as Arial-typeface^[24].
• Arial's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19559955^[25].
• Arial's metrically compatible typeface is recorded as Helvetica^[26].
• Arial's Thibaudeau classification is recorded as antique typeface genre^[27].

Body

Geography

Arial's part of is recorded as Core fonts for the Web^[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque^[4] and typeface family^[5].

History and Context

+1982-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arial^[16].

Why It Matters

Arial draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (modern_lineal_neo_grotesque category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] Arial has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]