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- This article is about a typeface; for information about similarly spelled topics, see Universe (disambiguation).
Univers is a neo-grotesque, sans serif typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1956 and released by the type foundry Deberny & Peignot in 1957.
It is similar to Helvetica which was designed by Max Miedinger around the same time. These typefaces figure prominently in the Swiss International Style of graphic design.
Different weights and variations within the type family, which consists of twenty-one typefaces in all, are designated by the use of numbers rather than names, a system since adopted by Frutiger for other type designs.
Usage
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The Paris Metro also makes extensive use of the font.
Sample
The following paragraph is in Univers or its clone called Bitstream Zurich if one of them is installed on your machine. If not, a monospace font is used:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 这是一些汉字。 Zhè shì yì xiē Hànzì. Example of IPA transcription: /ɪg'zɑːmpəl əv aɪpiː'eɪ tɹɑːn'skɹɪpʃən/. Greek: Ελληνικά. Cyrillic: Кириллица. Thai: ฟหกดึ้. Khmer: កខ. Arabic: العربية. Scandinavian characters: ÅÄÆÖØ åäæöø.
See also
External links
- Univers type sample (http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_1272.jhtml?id=type-010) from Adobe