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Helvetica is a typeface developed by Max Miedinger in 1957 for the Haas?sche Schriftgießerei type foundry of Switzerland. Its name is derived from Helvetia, the Roman name for Switzerland. The font is based on the earlier Akzidenz Grotesk typeface from around 1898. The typeface, originally titled Haas-Grotesk, is a very clean sans-serif face. The typeface became extremely popular in the 1960s, being used for every possible application. In 1983, Linotype released the Neue Helvetica (German for "New Helvetica") typeface, based on Helvetica.
The typeface Arial, distributed with Microsoft Windows, is said to be based on Helvetica.
While Univers is acknowledged to be the most used latin typeface in the world, Helvetica is said to be more used in some countries like France.
The following paragraph is in Helvetica, if it is available for your use:
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. 这是一些汉字。 Nà shì yì xiē Hànzì. Example of IPA transcription: /ɪg'zɑ:mpəl əv aɪpi:'eɪ tɹɑ:n'skɹɪpʃən/. Ελληνικά. Кирилиця.