LCP@lemmy.world to TypographyEnglish · 1 year ago"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?"ironicsans.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down11
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-link"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?"ironicsans.comLCP@lemmy.world to TypographyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareZoolander@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-up3·1 year 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.