Humanist sans Examples
The period of Humanist Sans faces are based
Gill Sans
on classical or early Humanist model, in
Syntax
which the proportions are based off of the
Lucida Sans Cronos Optima Myriad
Roman capital letter. These typefaces function well for the setting of extended lines of texts, even though they do not, as a rule,
Legacy Sans
provide for very economical setting because
ITC Johnston
most have a lower x-height than the Gro-
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tesques. Humanist Sans heavier weights
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make it quite effective for them to be used
Gills Sans Regular, 23 pt.
for smaller quantities of text, and benefit from generous leading.
Gg
Optima Regular, 90 pt.
bar with no spur wide lower bowl
medium x-heights
light weight
minimal contrast Myriad Pro Regular, 175 pt.
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