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TeX Gyre Heros
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationNeo-grotesque[1]
Date released2007
LicenseGUST Font License
Design based onLatin letter forms based on Nimbus Sans L, metrics based on Adobes T1 version of 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++ and is based on Helvetica, also known by its original name Neue Haas Grotesk.

Background

The Design goal of TeX Gyre Heros was to create a free replacement for the Adobe Helvetica font family that ist one of the 10 base font families defined in PostScript Level 2.

  1. ^ Kupferschmid, Indra. "Combining Type With Helvetica". FontShop (archived). Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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