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.