Microsoft Sans Serif

Microsoft Sans Serif
CategorySans-serif
ClassificationNeo-grotesque
Designer(s)Microsoft
FoundryMicrosoft Typography
Date created1985; 39 years ago (1985) (Helv)
1992; 32 years ago (1992) (MS Sans Serif)
1997; 27 years ago (1997) (Microsoft Sans Serif)
Date released1997
Design based onHelvetica
Arial
MS Sans Serif
TrademarkEither a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries

Microsoft Sans Serif is a sans-serif typeface introduced with early Microsoft Windows versions. It is the successor of MS Sans Serif, formerly Helv, a proportional bitmap font introduced in Windows 1.0. Both typefaces are very similar in design to Arial and Helvetica. The typeface was designed to match the MS Sans bitmap included in the early releases of Microsoft Windows.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Microsoft Sans Serif font family". Linotype.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Mike (2017-10-20). "Microsoft Sans Serif font family - Typography". docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.