Helvetica

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US, UK/hɛlˈvɛ.tɪ.kə/

proper noun

A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.

Similar
sans serif
OriginLatin Helvētica →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mediaA popular and influential sans-serif typeface.

    The famous double arrow emerged at this time, as did the new Rail Alphabet typeface (basically slightly altered Helvetica) that it still used today for station names and signposts, [...].

    2021 April 7, Christian Wolmar, “Electrification is a given... but comfort matters as well”, in RAIL, number 928, page 46

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna typeface in which characters have no serifs

Similar
sans serif
Broader
fontfounttypeface
Also see
sans serif

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinHelvētica“Swiss”
  2. EnglishHelvetica

Borrowed from Latin Helvētica (“Swiss”).

More words from Latin

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

chelative
Cite this entry
APA

Helvetica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetica

MLA

“Helvetica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetica. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Helvetica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Helvetica.

Source: Helvetica on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.