Johnston

Summary

Johnston is a typeface family^[1]. Johnston ranks in the top 8% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Johnston's image is recorded as JohnstonSpecimenEN.svg^[3].
• Johnston's instance of is recorded as typeface family^[4].
• Johnston's commissioned by is recorded as Frank Pick^[5].
• Edward Johnston is named after Johnston^[6].
• Johnston's subclass of is recorded as sans-serif typeface^[7].
• Johnston's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Johnston's designed by is recorded as Edward Johnston^[9].
• Johnston's designed by is recorded as Eric Gill^[10].
• Johnston's designed by is recorded as Agfa Monotype Corporation^[11].
• Johnston's Commons category is recorded as Johnston (typeface)^[12].
• Johnston's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Johnston^[14].
• Johnston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zsf0^[15].
• Johnston's used by is recorded as TfL^[16].
• Johnston's Vox-ATypI classification is recorded as Modern Lineal Humanist^[17].
• Johnston's type foundry is recorded as Monotype^[18].
• Johnston's derivative work is recorded as Gill Sans^[19].
• Johnston's Fonts In Use identifier is recorded as 10621^[20].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1916-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Johnston^[14]. Edward Johnston is named after Johnston^[6].

Why It Matters

Johnston ranks in the top 8% of typeface_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month).^[2] Johnston has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Johnston is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]