Helvetica

Summary

Helvetica is a typeface family^[1]. Helvetica ranks in the top 0.53% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month, #1 of 190).^[2]

Key Facts

• Helvetica's image is recorded as HelveticaSpecimenCH.svg^[3].
• Helvetica's image is recorded as 4-6 a01 rodina-pisma-helvetica.png^[4].
• Helvetica's image is recorded as Pangram en Helvetica.png^[5].
• Helvetica's image is recorded as Helvetica arabic mostra.png^[6].
• Helvetica's image is recorded as Helvetica Exemple.svg^[7].
• Helvetica's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[8].
• Helvetica's logo image is recorded as Helvetica font.svg^[9].
• Helvetica's GND ID is recorded as 4819794-4^[10].
• Helvetica's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2010012863^[11].
• Helvetica's subclass of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[12].
• Helvetica's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[13].
• Helvetica's writing system is recorded as Arabic script^[14].
• Helvetica's designed by is recorded as Max Miedinger^[15].
• Helvetica's part of is recorded as PostScript core fonts level 2^[16].
• Helvetica's part of is recorded as PostScript core fonts level 1^[17].
• Helvetica's Commons category is recorded as Helvetica^[18].
• +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Helvetica^[19].
• Helvetica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012vgd^[20].
• Helvetica's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as Z250.5.H45^[21].
• Helvetica's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Modern Lineal Neo-grotesque^[22].
• Helvetica's different from is recorded as Arial^[23].
• Helvetica's different from is recorded as Helvetica Neue^[24].
• Helvetica's FAST ID is recorded as 1763284^[25].
• Helvetica's Quora topic ID is recorded as Helvetica^[26].
• Helvetica's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19559951^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include PostScript core fonts level 2^[16] and PostScript core fonts level 1^[17].

Designation and Status

Helvetica's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[8].

History and Context

+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Helvetica^[19].

Why It Matters

Helvetica ranks in the top 0.53% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,286 views/month, #1 of 190).^[2] Helvetica has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Helvetica is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]