Helvetica or Arial?
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Whilst I’ve been out and about looking for Helvetica, I’ve run into a lot of it’s evil, but non-identical, twin Arial. Sometimes it’s a little tricky to tell them apart, but this is what I look for:
- c: straight cut ends on Helvetica, Arial’s are slanted
- a: Helvetica’s has a tail, Arial’s does not
- t: flat top in Helvetica, diagonal in Arial
- G: Helvetica’s has a little stalk, Arial’s does not
- R: oh come on, they look completely different
- Q: Helvetica’s line on the Q is straight, Arial’s is… odd
- s: the ends are horizontal in Helvetica, and slanted in Arial
Right, well now you can test yourself on this Helvetica or Arial quiz. It’s quite difficult.
