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Helvetica is a sans-serif typeface designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann, first released in 1957. It is a commercial typeface that requires a paid licence for professional use across web, app, and broadcast contexts. On Font Checker Pro you can preview Helvetica at display and text sizes, review its desktop, web, app, and broadcast licensing tiers, and compare it head-to-head with related faces before committing to it.
No. Helvetica is a commercial typeface and commercial use requires a paid licence. Font Checker Pro lists free, licence-cleared alternatives you can use instead.
Helvetica was designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann and released in 1957.
Helvetica is classified as a sans-serif typeface.
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sans-serif design from 1957. Every listing links to its original source and current licensing tiers.
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