Editing Helvetica (section)

==Neue Helvetica (1983)==
[[File:Neue Helvetica phototypesetting lower case a with circumflex (8277798760).jpg|thumb|A hand-cut [[rubylith]] master used in the 1983 [[phototypesetting]] release of Neue Helvetica<ref>{{cite web|last1=Campbell-Dollaghan|first1=Kelsey|title=Six Beautiful Artefacts From The Dawn Of Digital Typography|url=https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/05/six-beautiful-artefacts-from-the-dawn-of-digital-typography/|website=Gizmodo|date=7 May 2013|access-date=30 April 2017|archive-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621063249/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/05/six-beautiful-artefacts-from-the-dawn-of-digital-typography/|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[File:Helvetica Neue typeface weights.svg|thumb|right|Varying Neue Helvetica typeface weights]]
Neue Helvetica ({{IPA|de|ˈnɔʏə|-|de-neue.ogg}}), sometimes Helvetica Neue in some digital files,<ref name="What's the Difference between Lucida Grande and Helvetica Neue?" /> is a reworking of the typeface with a more structurally unified set of heights and widths. Other changes include improved legibility, heavier punctuation marks, and increased spacing in the numbers.

Neue Helvetica uses a numerical design classification scheme, like [[Univers#The Frutiger numbering system|Univers]]. The font family for this typeface comprises 51 fonts including nine weights in three widths (8 in normal width, 9 in condensed, and 8 in extended width variants) as well as an outline font based on Helvetica 75 Bold Outline (no Textbook or rounded fonts are available). Linotype distributes Neue Helvetica on CD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/en/2876/linotypepresentsentirenewhelveticafamilyonasinglecd.html |title=Linotype Library presents entire New Helvetica family on a single CD |publisher=Linotype.com |access-date=2009-06-08 |archive-date=2015-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716201641/http://www.linotype.com/en/2876/linotypepresentsentirenewhelveticafamilyonasinglecd.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Neue Helvetica also comes in variants for Central European and Cyrillic text.

It was developed at [[Stempel Type Foundry|D. Stempel AG]], a [[Mergenthaler Linotype Company|Linotype]] subsidiary. The studio manager was Wolfgang Schimpf, assisted by Reinhard Haus; the manager of the project was René Kerfante. [[Erik Spiekermann]] was the design consultant and designed the literature for the launch in 1983.<ref>[http://typophile.com/node/37855#comment-232223 "Who Made Helvetica Neue?"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608060851/http://typophile.com/node/37855#comment-232223 |date=June 8, 2015 }}, typophile.com</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kupferschmid|first1=Indra|title=Neue Helvetica Entdeckung!|url=http://kupferschrift.de/cms/2007/08/neue-helvetica-entdeckung/|website=Kupferschrift|date=29 August 2007|access-date=29 April 2018|archive-date=30 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430113944/http://kupferschrift.de/cms/2007/08/neue-helvetica-entdeckung/|url-status=live}}</ref> Figures were widened and some condensed weights changed from having nearly flat-sided verticals to a more continuous curve throughout the entire height.<ref name="Strizver Helvetica vs. Neue Helvetica" />

Designer [[Christian Schwartz]], who would later release his own digitisation of the original Helvetica designs (see below), expressed disappointment with this and other digital releases of Helvetica: "digital Helvetica has always been one-size-fits-all, which leads to unfortunate compromises...the spacing has ended up much looser than Miedinger's wonderfully tight original at display sizes but much too tight for comfortable reading at text sizes."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Schwartz|first1=Christian|author-link=Christian Schwartz|title=Neue Haas Grotesk|url=http://www.christianschwartz.com/haasgrotesk.shtml|access-date=28 November 2014|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420025921/http://www.christianschwartz.com/haasgrotesk.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[iOS]] used first Helvetica then Neue Helvetica<ref>{{cite web |url=http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/4 |title=Daring Fireball: 4 |first=John |last=Gruber |work=daringfireball.net |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=May 25, 2015 |quote=It's a subtle change, but Apple has changed the system font for the iPhone 4, from Helvetica to Helvetica Neue. The change is specific to the iPhone 4 hardware (or more specifically, the Retina Display), not iOS 4. |archive-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904003755/http://daringfireball.net/2010/06/4 |url-status=live }}</ref> as its [[system font]]. All releases of [[macOS]] prior to [[OS X Yosemite|OS X Yosemite (10.10)]] used [[Lucida Grande]] as the system font. The version of Neue Helvetica used as the system font in OS X 10.10 is specially optimised; [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s intention is to provide a consistent experience for people who use both iOS and OS X.<ref>{{cite web|title=OS X Human Interface Guidelines: Designing for Yosemite|url=https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000957-CH3-SW1|website=Apple Developer|access-date=18 October 2014|date=2014-10-16|quote=The use of Helvetica Neue also gives users a consistent experience when they switch between iOS and OS X.|archive-date=2016-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904072657/https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000957-CH3-SW1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="What's the Difference between Lucida Grande and Helvetica Neue?">{{cite web |last1=Bigelow |first1=Charles |last2=Holmes |first2=Kris |title=What's the Difference between Lucida Grande and Helvetica Neue? |url=http://bigelowandholmes.typepad.com/bigelow-holmes/2014/11/whats-the-difference-between-lucida-grande-and-helvetica-neue.html |publisher=Bigelow & Holmes |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=29 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829212027/http://bigelowandholmes.typepad.com/bigelow-holmes/2014/11/whats-the-difference-between-lucida-grande-and-helvetica-neue.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Apple replaced Neue Helvetica with the similarly looking [[San Francisco (sans-serif typeface)|San Francisco]] in [[iOS 9]] and [[OS X El Capitan|OS X El Capitan (10.11)]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Stinson|first=Liz|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|title=Why Apple Abandoned the World's Most Beloved Typeface|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/06/apple-abandoned-worlds-beloved-typeface/|date=2015-06-09|access-date=2015-07-24|archive-date=2015-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613012051/http://www.wired.com/2015/06/apple-abandoned-worlds-beloved-typeface/|url-status=live}}</ref> meaning OS X 10.10 was the only macOS version to use Neue Helvetica as the system font.

=== Neue Helvetica W1G (2009) ===
It is a version with Latin Extended, Greek, Cyrillic scripts support. Only OpenType CFF font format was released.

The family includes the fonts from the older Neue Helvetica counterparts, except Neue Helvetica 75 Bold Outline. Additional OpenType features include subscript/superscript.

=== Neue Helvetica Arabic (2009) ===
[[File:Helvetica arabic mostra.png|thumb|Helvetica Arabic]]
Designed by Lebanese designer [[Nadine Chahine]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/670004/neuehelveticaarabic-family.html |title=Download Neue Helvetica® Arabic font family |publisher=Linotype.com |access-date=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2015-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315213320/http://www.linotype.com/670004/NeueHelveticaArabic-family.html |url-status=live }}</ref> it is a version with Arabic script support. Only OpenType TTF font format was released.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/6169/2009-12-03.html |title=Linotype veröffentlicht Neue Helvetica Arabic - Design von Nadine Chahine übersetzt eine der populärsten Schriften ins Arabische |access-date=2017-07-04 |archive-date=2017-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704233600/https://www.linotype.com/6169/2009-12-03.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The family includes three fonts in three weights and one width, without italics (45, 55, 65).

===Neue Helvetica eText (2011)===
It is a version of Neue Helvetica optimised for on-screen use, designed by Akira Kobayashi of Monotype Imaging. Changes from Neue Helvetica include more open spacing.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Strizver|first1=Ilene|title=Good Looking Helvetica at Any Size|url=https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-helvetica-size/|website=Creative Pro|date=25 November 2015|access-date=1 May 2018|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023034/https://creativepro.com/typetalk-good-looking-helvetica-size/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike Helvetica, the capitals are reduced in size so the lower-case [[Ascender (typography)|ascenders]] rise above them, a common feature associated with text typefaces.<ref name="Strizver Helvetica vs. Neue Helvetica">{{cite web |last1=Strizver |first1=Ilene |title=Helvetica vs. Neue Helvetica: The Same but Different |url=https://creativepro.com/helvetica-vs-neue-helvetica-same-but-different/ |website=Creative Pro |date=6 December 2017 |access-date=4 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023243/https://creativepro.com/helvetica-vs-neue-helvetica-same-but-different/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Using Acumin" />

The family includes eight fonts in four weights and one width, with complementary italics (45, 46, 55, 56, 65, 66, 75, 76). OpenType features include numerators/denominators, fractions, ligatures, scientific inferiors, subscript/superscript.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/903066/NeueHelveticaeText-family.html |title=Download Neue Helvetica® eText font family |publisher=Linotype.com |access-date=2013-09-21 |archive-date=2013-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921194321/http://www.linotype.com/903066/NeueHelveticaeText-family.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===(Neue) Helvetica Thai (2012)===
[[Anuthin Wongsunkakon]], a Thai [[type designer]] of Cadson Demak Co., created [[Thai typefaces|Thai versions]] of Helvetica and Neue Helvetica fonts.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://blog.linotype.com/2012/03/helvetica-now-available-in-thai/ | title = Helvetica now available in Thai | date = Mar 2003 | publisher = Linotype | type = [[World Wide Web]] log | access-date = 2012-04-20 | archive-date = 2012-03-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120327050709/http://blog.linotype.com/2012/03/helvetica-now-available-in-thai/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.linotype.com/en/6743/2012_03_20.html | language = de | title = Helvetica jetzt auch in Thai – Eine der beliebtesten Schriften ab sofort in neuer Sprachversion bei Linotype erhältlich | date = 2012-03-20 | access-date = 2012-04-20 | archive-date = 2015-09-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150904125626/http://www.linotype.com/en/6743/2012_03_20.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The design uses loopless terminals in Thai glyphs,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anuthin.org/2012/03/02/note-on-helvetica-thai/ |title=Note on Helvetica Thai |first=Anuthin |last=Wongsunkakon |work=anuthin.org |date=2 March 2012 |access-date=25 May 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921133526/http://anuthin.org/2012/03/02/note-on-helvetica-thai/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.linotype.com/en/1824-32659/helveticathai.html | title = Helvetica Thai | publisher = Linotype | access-date = 2012-04-20 | archive-date = 2013-10-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131008214344/http://www.linotype.com/en/1824-32659/helveticathai.html | url-status = live }}</ref> which had also been used by Wongsunkakon's previous design, Manop Mai (New Manop).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anuthin.com/2009/12/manop-mai.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322235854/http://www.anuthin.com/2009/12/manop-mai.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-22 |publisher=Anuthin + Cadson Demak |type=distribution |title=Manop Mai |date=Dec 2009 }}</ref>

=== Neue Helvetica Georgian (2015) ===
[[File:Helvetica Georgian.jpg|thumb]]
It is a version with Georgian script support. Designed by Akaki Razmadze at Monotype Bad Homburg.<ref>[https://www.linotype.com/8243/akaki-razmadze.html Linotype] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801144713/https://www.linotype.com/8243/akaki-razmadze.html |date=2020-08-01 }}, Designer description.</ref>

Only OpenType CFF and TTF font formats were released.

The family includes eight fonts in eight weights and one width, without italics (25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85, 95).

===Neue Helvetica Armenian (2016)===
Designed by Edik Ghabuzyan, it is a version of Neue Helvetica supporting Armenian language.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/5462907/neue-helvetica-armenian-family.html |title=Neue Helvetica Armenian font family |access-date=2022-11-30 |archive-date=2022-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130011902/https://www.linotype.com/5462907/neue-helvetica-armenian-family.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The family includes 16 fonts in 8 weights (ultra light, thin, light, regular, medium, bold, heavy, black) with complementary italics.

===Neue Helvetica World (2017)===
Designed by Nadine Chahine, Linotype Design Studio, Monotype Design Studio and Edik Ghabuzyan, it is a version of Neue Helvetica with support of Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Armenian, Georgian and Vietnamese scripts for total 181 languages, and complete support of Unicode block u+0400.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://typecache.com/news/2387/ |title=Linotype released Neue Helvetica World. |access-date=2017-11-16 |archive-date=2017-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070018/http://typecache.com/news/2387/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/8312/neue-helvetica-world.html |title=Neue Helvetica World: the standard in sans serif design for international corporate communications! |access-date=2017-11-16 |archive-date=2017-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117175045/https://www.linotype.com/8312/neue-helvetica-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-92598.html |title=Neue Helvetica World |access-date=2017-11-16 |archive-date=2017-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070047/http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-92598.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fontshop.com/families/neue-helvetica |title=Neue Helvetica Super Family |access-date=2017-11-16 |archive-date=2017-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122449/https://www.fontshop.com/families/neue-helvetica |url-status=live }}</ref> Published in November 2017 by Linotype, it was released in Truetype and OpenType CFF formats.

The family includes 6 fonts in 3 weights (45 Light, 55 Roman, 75 Bold), with complimentary italic. Roman fonts include 1,708 glyphs and 1,285 glyphs for italics.

For working with other languages, the publisher also recommended following complementary fonts:
* Devanagari: Saral Devanagari
* Japanese: Tazugane Gothic, Yu Gothic
* Korean: YD Gothic 100, YD Gothic 700
* Simplified Chinese: M Ying Hei PRC, M Hei PRC
* Traditional Chinese: M Ying Hei HK, M Hei HK