What is the Neue Helvetica® font?
This typeface, designed by Max Miedinger and other project members at the Haas’sche Schriftgiesserei, has become one of the most famous and popular typefaces in the world, thanks to the marketing strategy of Stempel and Linotype. It forms an integral part of many printers and operating systems. The original letterforms of Helvetica had to be modified for the Linotype system. Over the years, Helvetica was expanded to include many different weights, but these were not coordinated with each other.
In 1983, D. Stempel AG redesigned and digitized the “Neue Helvetica” typeface for Linotype and made it a self-contained font family. Today, this family consists of 51 different font weights. More…
The original numbering system for the weight designations came from the numbering of the Univers font. The basic font weight, “Helvetica roman”, is at the heart of this numbering system. The designation “55 roman” forms the central point. The first figure of the number describes the stroke thickness: 25 ultra light to 95 extra black. The second figure gives information on the width and orientation of the font: Helvetica 53 extended to Helvetica 57 condensed.
The Neue Helvetica sets new standards in terms of its form and number of variants. It is the quintessential sans serif font, timeless and neutral, and can be used for all types of communication.
Neue Helvetica® Font families
The Neue Helvetica® includes the following font families:
- Neue Helvetica 25 Ultra Light
- Neue Helvetica 26 Ultra Light Italic
- Neue Helvetica 35 Thin
- Neue Helvetica 36 Thin Italic
- Neue Helvetica 45 Light
- Neue Helvetica 46 Light Italic
- Neue Helvetica 55 Roman
- Neue Helvetica 56 Italic
- Neue Helvetica 65 Medium
- Neue Helvetica 66 Medium Italic
- Neue Helvetica 75 Bold
- Neue Helvetica 76 Bold Italic
- Neue Helvetica 85 Heavy
- Neue Helvetica 86 Heavy Italic
- Neue Helvetica 95 Black
- Neue Helvetica 96 Black Italic
- Neue Helvetica 75 Bold Outline
- Neue Helvetica 27 Ultra Light Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 27 Ultra Light Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 37 Thin Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 37 Thin Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 47 Light Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 47 Light Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 57 Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 57 Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 67 Medium Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 67 Medium Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 77 Bold Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 77 Bold Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 87 Heavy Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 87 Heavy Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 97 Black Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 97 Black Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 107 Extra Black Condensed
- Neue Helvetica 107 Extra Black Condensed Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 29 Ultra Light Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 39 Thin Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 49 Light Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 59 Regular Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 69 Medium Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 79 Bold Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 89 Heavy Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 99 Black Compressed
- Neue Helvetica 23 Ultra Light Extended
- Neue Helvetica 23 Ultra Light Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 33 Thin Extended
- Neue Helvetica 33 Thin Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 43 Light Extended
- Neue Helvetica 43 Light Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 53 Extended
- Neue Helvetica 53 Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 63 Medium Extended
- Neue Helvetica 63 Medium Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 73 Bold Extended
- Neue Helvetica 73 Bold Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 83 Heavy Extended
- Neue Helvetica 83 Heavy Extended Oblique
- Neue Helvetica 93 Black Extended
- Neue Helvetica 93 Black Extended Oblique
Neue Helvetica® Preview
Here is a preview of how Neue Helvetica® will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
