Editing Sans-serif (section)

===Neo-grotesque===
[[Image:Helvetica.svg|thumb|right|[[Helvetica]], originally released by [[Haas Type Foundry]] (as Neue Haas Grotesk) in 1957. A typical neo-grotesque]]

Neo-grotesque designs appeared in the mid-twentieth century as an evolution of grotesque types. They are relatively straightforward in appearance with limited stroke width variation. Similar to grotesque typefaces, neo-grotesques often feature capitals of uniform width and a quite 'folded-up' design, in which strokes (for example on the 'c') are curved all the way round to end on a perfect horizontal or vertical. [[Helvetica]] is an example of this. Unlike earlier grotesque designs, many were issued in large families from the time of release.

Neo-grotesque type began in the 1950s with the emergence of the [[International Typographic Style]], or Swiss style. Its members looked at the clear lines of [[Akzidenz-Grotesk]] (1898) as an inspiration for designs with a neutral appearance and an even colour on the page. In 1957 the release of [[Helvetica]], [[Univers]], and [[Folio (typeface)|Folio]], the first typefaces categorized as neo-grotesque, had a strong impact internationally: Helvetica came to be the most used typeface for the following decades.{{sfn|Meggs|2011|pp=376-377}}{{efn|Digital publishing expert Florian Hardwig describes the main features of neo-grotesques as being "consistent details and even [[type color|text colour]]."<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1140368448482172928 |user=hardwig |title=The mid-20th century saw a reappraisal of these classic sans serif forms. Fueled by modernist ideas, they were rethought and redrawn, now with consistent details and even text color. Transferred into systematic families of numerous weights and widths, the neo-grotesque became an essential ingredient of the International Typographic Style. |date=16 June 2019}}</ref>}}{{better source needed|reason=It's a tweet|date=May 2024}}
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