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[[File:TeXGyreHerosSpecimenCH path.svg|thumb|TeX Gyre Heros – an enhanced version of Nimbus Sans under the GUST Font License]] |
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{{Infobox typeface |
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| name = Helvetica |
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| style = [[Sans-serif]] |
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| classifications = [[Sans-serif#Neo-grotesque|Neo-grotesque]]<ref name="Combining Type With Helvetica">{{cite web|last1=Kupferschmid|first1=Indra|title=Combining Type With Helvetica|url=http://www.fontshop.com/blog/?cat=92|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430093419/http://www.fontshop.com/blog/?cat=92|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2010|website=FontShop (archived)|access-date=29 April 2018}}</ref> |
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| image = HelveticaSpecimenCH.svg |
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| based_on = [[Akzidenz-Grotesk]] |
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| aka = Neue Haas Grotesk |
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| variations = Helvetica Inserat<br />Helvetica Compressed<br />Neue Helvetica<br />Helvetica Now<br />Others (see below) |
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| releasedate = 1957 |
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| creator = [[Max Miedinger]]<br />Eduard Hoffmann |
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| foundry = [[Haas Type Foundry|Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei]] ([[Basel]]) |
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| foundries = [[Mergenthaler Linotype Company]] |
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| shown_here = Neue Helvetica |
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}} |
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'''TeX Gyre Heros''' is a free implementation of a typical mid 20th century [[Sans-serif#Neo-grotesque|neo-grotesque]] font. It is a derivative of Nimbus Sans L with enhanced letter forms and metrics. Nimbus Sans itself was created by URW++ an is based on [[Helvetica]], also known by its original name ''Neue Haas Grotesk''. |
'''TeX Gyre Heros''' is a free implementation of a typical mid 20th century [[Sans-serif#Neo-grotesque|neo-grotesque]] font. It is a derivative of Nimbus Sans L with enhanced letter forms and metrics. Nimbus Sans itself was created by URW++ an is based on [[Helvetica]], also known by its original name ''Neue Haas Grotesk''. |
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Classification | Neo-grotesque[1] |
| Designer(s) | Max Miedinger Eduard Hoffmann |
| Foundry | Haas'sche Schriftgiesserei (Basel) |
| Date released | 1957 |
| Re-issuing foundries | Mergenthaler Linotype Company |
| Design based on | Akzidenz-Grotesk |
| Variations | Helvetica Inserat Helvetica Compressed Neue Helvetica Helvetica Now Others (see below) |
| Also known as | Neue Haas Grotesk |
| Shown here | Neue Helvetica |
TeX Gyre Heros is a free implementation of a typical mid 20th century neo-grotesque font. It is a derivative of Nimbus Sans L with enhanced letter forms and metrics. Nimbus Sans itself was created by URW++ an is based on Helvetica, also known by its original name Neue Haas Grotesk.
- ^ Kupferschmid, Indra. "Combining Type With Helvetica". FontShop (archived). Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.