Explore Helvetica through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like font or fount. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Helvetica in a sentence
Helvetica meaning
A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
Using Helvetica
- The main meaning on this page is: A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
- Useful related words include: sans serif, font, fount, typeface.
- In the example corpus, helvetica often appears in combinations such as: helvetica neue, confoederatio helvetica.
Context around Helvetica
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Helvetica
- In this selection, "helvetica" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, confoederatio, love, courier, neue, typeface and font stand out and add context to how "helvetica" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arial courier helvetica and times and clone of helvetica century gothic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "helvetica" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with helvetica
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s like if Helvetica Neue turned into a device, and I love Helvetica Neue. (15 words)
Another new welcome update is the addition of 953 new fonts, including Arial, Courier, Helvetica and Times New Roman. (19 words)
YY format On the back side the letters CH standing for (Confoederatio Helvetica) are engraved next to a Swiss cross. (20 words)
The documents were a letter from the Saudi Arabian embassy here, another from its ambassador, one from a Saudi bank, a letter of support from Helvetica Wealth Management Partners, and a letter from US bank JP Morgan stating support for Petro Saudi. (42 words)
The logo was in Helvetica type with the word "Minutes" spelled in all lower-case letters; the logo most associated with the show (rendered in Eurostile type with "Minutes" spelled in uppercase) did not appear until about 1974. (38 words)
That includes things like licensing all the fonts and type faces such as Helvetica used in major subways systems in places like New York City, and tailoring the amount of information you see at various zoom levels. (37 words)
Example sentences (10)
It’s like if Helvetica Neue turned into a device, and I love Helvetica Neue.
Another new welcome update is the addition of 953 new fonts, including Arial, Courier, Helvetica and Times New Roman.
But if the internet renders everything, even scripture, in the same anemic Helvetica typeface, there’s still holiness to be found in the quotidian: “Faith is as mundane as it is profound,” Jamie’s pastor preaches.
The Ballrace came in a clear acetate box bearing Newton’s third law printed in four different languages in the Helvetica font, a typeface that was fast becoming associated with advertising and branding.
The documents were a letter from the Saudi Arabian embassy here, another from its ambassador, one from a Saudi bank, a letter of support from Helvetica Wealth Management Partners, and a letter from US bank JP Morgan stating support for Petro Saudi.
That includes things like licensing all the fonts and type faces such as Helvetica used in major subways systems in places like New York City, and tailoring the amount of information you see at various zoom levels.
For a similar reason, it adopted the international vehicle and internet code CH, which stands for Confoederatio Helvetica, the country's full Latin name.
It is one of many clone PostScript typefaces distributed by Microsoft and Monotype around this time, including Arial (a clone of Helvetica ), Century Gothic (ITC Avant Garde) and Bookman Old Style ( ITC Bookman ).
The logo was in Helvetica type with the word "Minutes" spelled in all lower-case letters; the logo most associated with the show (rendered in Eurostile type with "Minutes" spelled in uppercase) did not appear until about 1974.
YY format On the back side the letters CH standing for (Confoederatio Helvetica) are engraved next to a Swiss cross.
Common combinations with helvetica
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: