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Background
Helvetica was widely available as dry transfer lettering from a number of companies, including Chartpak, C-Thru Graphics, Formatt, Letraset, and Mecanorma.
Foundry
Haas (credited to Letter-press/Normatype on Mecanorma sheets)
Designer
Sheets Available
Letragraphica
| Face |
Size |
Case |
Color |
Released |
SKU |
Notes
|
| Helvetica Compact |
48 |
lc |
black |
1975 |
LG2124 |
|
Letraset
| Face |
Size |
Case |
Color |
Released |
SKU |
Notes
|
| Helvetica Bold |
84 |
UC |
black |
1973 |
2673 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
72 |
UC |
black |
1973 |
2674 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
72 |
lc |
black |
1973 |
2675 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
60 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1744 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
60 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1745 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
48 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1747 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
42 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1749 |
|
| Helvetica Bold |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1750 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
84 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
2677 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
84 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
2678 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
72 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
2679 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
72 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
2680 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
60 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1784 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
60 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1785 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
48 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1786 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
48 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1787 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
42 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1789 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
36 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
2327 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1790 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
24 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1792 |
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
18 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1793 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Bold Italic |
14 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2328 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Compact |
60 |
UC |
black |
1978 |
3886 |
|
| Helvetica Compact |
60 |
lc |
black |
1978 |
3887 |
|
| Helvetica Compact |
48 |
UC |
black |
1978 |
3888 |
|
| Helvetica Compact |
48 |
lc |
black |
1978 |
3889 |
|
| Helvetica Compact |
36 |
UC/lc |
black |
1978 |
3890 |
|
| Helvetica Compact |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1978 |
3891 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
60 |
UC |
black |
1973 |
2657 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
48 |
UC |
black |
1973 |
2659 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
42 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2662 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
36 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2663 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
28 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2664 |
|
| Helvetica Extra Light |
18 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2666 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
144 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
686 A |
|
| Helvetica Light |
144 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
686 B |
|
| Helvetica Light |
144 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
687 A |
|
| Helvetica Light |
144 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
687 B |
|
| Helvetica Light |
120 |
lc |
black |
1970 |
689 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
96 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
691 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
96 |
UC |
white |
1972 |
690 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
96 |
lc |
white |
1972 |
691 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
84 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
692 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
84 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
693 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
72 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
694 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
72 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
695 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
60 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
696 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
60 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
697 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
42 |
# |
white |
1968 |
1276 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
36 |
# |
white |
1965 |
1277 |
older layout
|
| Helvetica Light |
28 |
# |
white |
1965 |
1278 |
older layout
|
| Helvetica Light |
24 |
UC/lc |
white |
1972 |
704 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
96 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
2088 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
84 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
2089 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
72 |
UC |
black |
1970 |
2091 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
72 |
lc |
black |
1970 |
2092 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
30 |
lc |
black |
1973 |
2098 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
20 |
UC/lc |
black |
1973 |
2102 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
14 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
729 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
UC |
red |
1972 |
707 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
UC |
red |
1972 |
707 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
UC |
red |
1972 |
707 C |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
708 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
708 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
708 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
708 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
708 C |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
192 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
708 C |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
UC |
red |
1972 |
709 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
709 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
UC |
red |
1972 |
709 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
709 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
710 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
710 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
710 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
144 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
710 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
711 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
711 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
lc |
green |
1972 |
712 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
712 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
712 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
120 |
lc |
yellow |
1972 |
712 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
96 |
UC |
green |
1972 |
713 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
96 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
713 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
96 |
lc |
green |
1972 |
714 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
96 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
714 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
84 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
715 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
84 |
lc |
gold |
1972 |
716 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
84 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
716 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
84 |
lc |
white |
1972 |
716 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
72 |
UC |
silver |
1972 |
717 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
72 |
lc |
gold |
1972 |
718 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
72 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
718 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
72 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
718 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
UC |
gold |
1972 |
719 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
UC |
green |
1972 |
719 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
lc |
gold |
1972 |
720 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
lc |
green |
1972 |
720 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
720 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
lc |
silver |
1972 |
720 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
48 |
lc |
red |
1972 |
722 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42 |
# |
black |
1972 |
1287 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42 |
UC/lc |
red |
1972 |
724 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1972 |
724 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
36 |
UC/lc |
green |
1972 |
2120 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
36 |
# |
white |
1972 |
4480 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
30 |
UC/lc |
green |
1972 |
725 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
30 |
UC/lc |
red |
1972 |
725 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
24 |
UC/lc |
green |
1972 |
727 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
18 |
UC/lc |
green |
1972 |
728 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
12 |
UC/lc |
green |
1972 |
2121 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
12 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1972 |
2121 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
10 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1972 |
1569 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
8 |
UC/lc |
white |
1972 |
1570 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
72 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1767 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
72 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1768 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
60 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1769 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
60 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1770 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
48 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
1771 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
48 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
1772 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
42 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1774 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
36 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
2329 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1775 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
24 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1777 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
18 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1778 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
14 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
2330 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
12 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
2331 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
10 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1781 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
8 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1782 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Italic |
6 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
1783 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium Outline |
72 |
UC |
black |
1972 |
2509 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Outline |
72 |
lc |
black |
1972 |
2510 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Outline |
48 |
lc |
white |
1972 |
2514 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Outline |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1972 |
2517 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
120 |
UC |
black |
1979 |
4120 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
120 |
UC |
black |
1979 |
4120 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
120 |
lc |
black |
1979 |
4121 A |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
120 |
lc |
black |
1979 |
4121 B |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
84 |
UC |
black |
1979 |
4122 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
84 |
lc |
black |
1979 |
4123 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
48 |
UC/lc |
black |
1979 |
4124 |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
48 |
UC/lc |
white |
1979 |
4124 |
|
Letraset Instant Lettering
| Face |
Size |
Case |
Color |
Released |
SKU |
Notes
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
96 |
UC |
black |
1983 |
IL4607 |
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
96 |
lc |
black |
1983 |
IL4608 |
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
72 |
UC |
black |
1983 |
IL4609 |
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
72 |
lc |
black |
1983 |
IL4610 |
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
42 |
UC/lc |
black |
1983 |
IL4612 |
|
| Helvetica Condensed Shaded |
30 |
UC/lc |
black |
1983 |
IL4613 |
|
Letraset Project-a-Type
| Face |
Size |
Case |
Color |
Released |
SKU |
Notes
|
| Helvetica Light |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
green |
1970 |
PT201 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT201 |
|
| Helvetica Light |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT201 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
green |
1970 |
PT202 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT202 |
|
| Helvetica Light Italic |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT202 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT100 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
60 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT100 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
green |
1970 |
PT200 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT200 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42, 28, 20, 12 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT200 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
42 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT101 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
28 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT102 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
28 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT102 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
20 |
UC/lc |
green |
1970 |
PT103 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
20 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT103 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
20 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT103 |
|
| Helvetica Medium |
12 |
UC/lc |
green |
1970 |
PT104 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
12 |
UC/lc |
red |
1970 |
PT104 |
4-up layout
|
| Helvetica Medium |
12 |
UC/lc |
yellow |
1970 |
PT104 |
4-up layout
|
Mecanorma
| Face |
Size |
Case |
Color |
Released |
SKU |
Notes
|
| Helvetica Medium |
28 |
UC/lc |
blue |
|
22.28 CLN |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
48 |
UC |
black |
|
584.48 CLN |
|
| Helvetica Medium Reversed |
48 |
lc |
black |
|
584.48 CLN |
|
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