User:Liebeskind/TeX Gyre Heros
Appearance
Category | Sans-serif |
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Classification | Neo-grotesque[1] |
Date released | 2007 |
License | GUST Font License |
Design based on | Latin 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 the free edition of Nimbus Sans L with enhanced letter forms, additional glyphs and metrics compatible with Adobe Helvetica. 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.
- ^ Kupferschmid, Indra. "Combining Type With Helvetica". FontShop (archived). Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2018.