LCP@lemmy.world to Typography@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months ago"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?"ironicsans.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-link"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?"ironicsans.comLCP@lemmy.world to Typography@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareZoolander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoIt’s easy once you realize that Helvetica’s caps are all horizontal. Just look for C’s, S’s, or G’s. Easy mode look for t’s.
minus-squarekryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAlso lowercase e’s and o’s are nearly circular in Helvetica. They’re thinner on the horizontal in Arial.
It’s easy once you realize that Helvetica’s caps are all horizontal. Just look for C’s, S’s, or G’s. Easy mode look for t’s.
Also lowercase e’s and o’s are nearly circular in Helvetica. They’re thinner on the horizontal in Arial.