"So you think you can tell Arial from Helvetica?" (ironicsans.com)

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[-] dpkonofa@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

It’s easy once you realize that Helvetica’s caps are all horizontal. Just look for C’s, S’s, or G’s. Easy mode look for t’s.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also lowercase e's and o's are nearly circular in Helvetica. They're thinner on the horizontal in Arial.

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