Helvetica

//hɛlˈvɛ.tɪ.kə// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a typeface in which characters have no serifs wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.

    "The famous double arrow emerged at this time, as did the new Rail Alphabet typeface (basically slightly altered Helvetica) that it still used today for station names and signposts, [...]."

Synonyms

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sans serif

Example

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"The film “Helvetica” is not so much about one particular typeface as it is about the last fifty years in Western graphic design."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helvētica (“Swiss”).

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