Editing Helvetica (section)

==Helvetica Now (2019)==
{{Infobox typeface
| name = Helvetica Now
| style = [[Sans-serif]]
| classifications = [[Sans-serif|Neo-grotesque sans-serif]]
| image = Helvetica Now Specimen.svg
| based_on = [[Neue Helvetica]]
| releasedate = April 2019
| creator = Jan Hendrik Weber and Charles Nix
| foundry = [[Monotype Imaging|Monotype]]
}}
In April 2019, [[Monotype Imaging|Monotype]] announced an update of Neue Helvetica called "Helvetica Now", designed by Jan Hendrik Weber and Charles Nix of Monotype Imaging.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helvetica® Now |url=https://www.monotype.com/fonts/helvetica-now/ |website=Monotype |access-date=5 May 2019 |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923205713/https://www.monotype.com/fonts/helvetica-now |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mallalieu |first1=Andy |title=Monotype launches the first redesign in 35 years of the world's most ubiquitous font, Helvetica |url=https://www.creativeboom.com/resources/monotype-launches-the-first-redesign-in-35-years-of-the-worlds-most-ubiquitous-font-helvetica/ |website=Creative Boom |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Strizver |first1=Ilne |title=Introducing Helvetica Now: a reinvented classic |url=https://creativepro.com/introducing-helvetica-now-a-reinvented-classic/ |website=Creative Pro |date=3 June 2019 |access-date=2 October 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326111724/https://creativepro.com/introducing-helvetica-now-a-reinvented-classic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The family has one width in three [[Font#Optical size|optical sizes]], Text, Micro and Display in 8, 6, and 10 weights respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helvetica Now User Guide |url=https://cdnimg.fonts.net/CatalogImages/44/5761128-Helvetica_Now_User_Guide.pdf |publisher=Monotype |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-date=20 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120160350/https://cdnimg.fonts.net/CatalogImages/44/5761128-Helvetica_Now_User_Guide.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The condensed version corresponding to these optical sizes and weights was published later in 2021, along with Helvetica Now Variable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Helvetica Now Variable Font|url=https://www.myfonts.com/collections/helvetica-now-variable-font-monotype-imaging|access-date=2023-04-14|archive-date=2023-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414125753/https://www.myfonts.com/collections/helvetica-now-variable-font-monotype-imaging|url-status=live}}</ref>

A key difference between the three optical sizes is the terminal design: Display retains the horizontal terminals in previous digital releases of Helvetica; Micro features diagonal terminals for many characters (e.g., lowercase "e" and "c"); while the design of Text is somewhere in between Display and Micro.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helvetica Now is better than Helvetica Never |date=29 April 2019 |url=https://medium.com/antrepo/helvetica-now-is-better-than-helvetica-never-e07f85b9199 |access-date=2023-04-12 |archive-date=2023-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412153544/https://medium.com/antrepo/helvetica-now-is-better-than-helvetica-never-e07f85b9199 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Helvetica Now inconsistent terminal/finial form, e and c |date=29 April 2019 |url=https://typedrawers.com/discussion/3156/helvetica-now-inconsistent-terminal-finial-form-e-and-c |access-date=2023-04-12 |archive-date=2023-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412153545/https://typedrawers.com/discussion/3156/helvetica-now-inconsistent-terminal-finial-form-e-and-c |url-status=live }}</ref>

Features include circled figures and redesigned arrow and @ glyphs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.linotype.com/8362/helvetica-now.html |title=Why switch to Helvetica Now |access-date=2022-11-30 |archive-date=2022-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130012449/https://www.linotype.com/8362/helvetica-now.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It also includes a number of alternate characters including curled lower-case "L", spurless rounded "G", a straight-legged "R" (found in Neue Haas Grotesk), single-story "a" (found in Helvetica Textbook) and lowercase "u" without a spur.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joel |first1=William |title=Behind the process of Helvetica's 21st century facelift |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/9/18302057/helvetica-now-new-monotype-typeface-charles-nix-design-optical-sizes-alternate-characters |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Verge |date=9 April 2019 |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605213620/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/9/18302057/helvetica-now-new-monotype-typeface-charles-nix-design-optical-sizes-alternate-characters |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Behind the process of Helvetica's 21st century facelift|date=7 April 2019|url=http://www.monotype.com/resources/font-stories/from-neue-to-now-how-helvetica-evolved-for-the-21st-century/|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127075027/https://www.monotype.com/resources/font-stories/from-neue-to-now-how-helvetica-evolved-for-the-21st-century|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Helvetica Now Variable (2021)===
Helvetica Now was also released as a [[variable font]], which has two styles (Regular and Italic) and three adjustable axes (weight, width, and optical size). Supported weight ranges include hairline to extra black, optical sizes include four point to infinity, widths include compressed and condensed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helvetica Now Variable - Monotype |date=9 July 2021 |url=https://www.monotype.com/fonts/helvetica-now-variable |access-date=2023-04-14 |archive-date=2023-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414125753/https://www.monotype.com/fonts/helvetica-now-variable |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Helvetica Now Variable – Variable Fonts|url=https://v-fonts.com/fonts/helvetica-now-variable|access-date=2023-04-14|archive-date=2023-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414125758/https://v-fonts.com/fonts/helvetica-now-variable|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.monotype.com/company/press-release/monotype-introduces-helvetica-now-variable-font-including-over-1-million-new |title=Monotype Introduces Helvetica Now Variable Font, Including Over 1 Million New Styles |date=14 July 2021 |access-date=2023-07-19 |archive-date=2023-07-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719002329/https://www.monotype.com/company/press-release/monotype-introduces-helvetica-now-variable-font-including-over-1-million-new |url-status=live }}</ref>