The History of Linear, Sans Serif Typefaces
As a summary, we provide a compilation of the most significant sans serif fonts on the market today (table 30). The alphabets are organized chronologically according to style. The old, classic weights come first, followed by the more contemporary ones afterwards.
1. Modulated Sans Serifs
a. Old
b. American Gothic
b. New
c. Variants
2. Art Nouveau
3. Constructed Sans Serifs
a. Old
b. New
4. New Sans Serif Hybrids
5. Stroke Variants
a. Stretched
b. Linear with serifs
c. Rounded
d. Digital Segment
6. Experimental Sans Serifs
a. Circular
b. Rectangular
c. Others
7. Typewriter
8. Capital Alphabets
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1. Modulated Sans Serifs
a. Old
| Basic Commercial™ |
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| Franklin Gothic |
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| Venus™ |
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b. American Gothic
| Bell Gothic |
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| News Gothic™ |
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| Trade Gothic® |
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| Vectora® |
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b. New
| Folio® |
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| Neue Helvetica® |
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| Neuzeit® S |
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| Univers® |
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c. Variants
| Antique Olive™ |
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2. Art Nouveau
| Hobo |
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3. Constructed Sans Serifs
a. Old
| Erbar® |
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| Futura® |
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| Gill Sans® |
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| Kabel® |
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| Metromedium™ #2 |
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| Neuzeit® S |
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| Spartan® |
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b. New
| ITC Avant Garde Gothic® |
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| Avenir® |
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| DIN Neuzeit® Grotesk |
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4. New Sans Serif Hybrids
| Linotype Aroma™ |
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| ITC Eras® |
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| Linotype Ergo™ |
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| Finnegan® |
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| Frutiger® |
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| Linotype Projekt™ |
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5. Stroke Variants
a. Stretched
| Clearface Gothic™ |
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| ITC Mixage® |
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b. Linear with serifs
| Friz Quadrata™ |
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| ITC Goudy Sans® |
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| ITC Newtext™ |
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| ITC Quorum® |
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| ITC Serif Gothic® |
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| ITC Symbol® |
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c. Rounded
| VAG Rounded™ |
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| Frankfurter™ |
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| Elefont™ |
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d. Digital Segment
| LCD™ |
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| Quartz |
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| Russell Square™ |
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| Linotype Atomatic™ |
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6. Experimental Sans Serifs
a. Circular
| Blippo |
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| Cirkulus™ |
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| Horatio™ |
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b. Rectangular
| Eurostile® |
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| Microgramma™ |
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| Serpentine™ |
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c. Others
| Amelia™ |
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| ITC Machine™ |
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| Peignot® |
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| Revue™ |
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| Linotype Rezident™ |
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| Sinaloa™ |
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| Contacta™ |
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| Countdown™ |
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7. Typewriter
| OCR B |
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| Orator™ |
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| ITC American Typewriter™ |
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8. Capital Alphabets
| Copperplate Gothic |
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| Neuland® |
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| Stop™ |
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