Helvetica

by LinotypePaid

Can I use Helvetica commercially?

Not for free. Helvetica is a paid font, so you need to buy a license first. Read the license or see free alternatives.

Preview

Helvetica

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Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Styles

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Same design as Liberation Sans; Arial metrics, so Helvetica's widths.

Steve Matteson, 8 stylesFree for commercial use

Swiss-influenced grotesk, described by its designer as close to Helvetica.

Joe Prince, Laura Meseguer, 1 styleFree for commercial use

Liberation Sans

Liberation Sans

Metric-compatible with Arial, which copies Helvetica's widths.

Steve Matteson, 4 stylesFree for commercial use

URW's metric-compatible Helvetica clone, released free with Ghostscript.

Unknown designer, 7 stylesFree for commercial use

Made as a drop-in replacement for Helvetica, from URW's Nimbus Sans.

Unknown designer, 4 stylesFree for commercial use

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Liberation Sans

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License

PaidPaid font from Linotype, designed by Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann (1957). Sold at https://www.myfonts.com/collections/helvetica-font-linotype

You can

Whatever the license you buy allows

You can't

Any use before you buy a license
Sharing the font file

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Characters

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About Helvetica

Helvetica is a typeface by Linotype with 0 styles. It is a commercial font.

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