What is the Arial® font?
Arial is one of the most widely used designs of the last 30 years. Drawn in 1982 by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for use in an early IBM® laser printer, Arial has become a staple for textual content.
While it is widely believed that Arial’s design was based on Helvetica, it is more accurate to consider Monotype Grotesque as its ancestor.
Arial® Font families
The Arial® includes the following font families:
- Arial Pro Light
- Arial Pro Light Italic
- Arial Pro Regular
- Arial Pro Italic
- Arial Pro Medium
- Arial Pro Medium Italic
- Arial Pro Bold
- Arial Pro Bold Italic
- Arial Pro Extra Bold
- Arial Pro Extra Bold Italic
- Arial Pro Black
- Arial Pro Black Italic
- Arial Pro Condensed Light
- Arial Pro Condensed
- Arial Pro Condensed Bold
- Arial Pro Condensed Extra Bold
- Arial Pro Narrow Regular
- Arial Pro Narrow Italic
- Arial Pro Narrow Bold
- Arial Pro Narrow Bold Italic
- Arial Std Light
- Arial Std Light Italic
- Arial Std Regular
- Arial Std Italic
- Arial Std Medium
- Arial Std Medium Italic
- Arial Std Bold
- Arial Std Bold Italic
- Arial Std Extra Bold
- Arial Std Extra Bold Italic
- Arial Std Black
- Arial Std Black Italic
- Arial Std Condensed Light
- Arial Std Condensed
- Arial Std Condensed Bold
- Arial Std Condensed Extra Bold
- Arial Std Narrow Regular
- Arial Std Narrow Italic
- Arial Std Narrow Bold
- Arial Std Narrow Bold Italic
- Arial WGL Italic
- Arial WGL Bold Italic
- Arial WGL Black
- Arial WGL Regular
- Arial WGL Bold
- Arial Cyrillic Light
- Arial Cyrillic Regular
- Arial Cyrillic Inclined
- Arial Cyrillic Bold
- Arial Cyrillic Bold Inclined
- Arial Cyrillic Black
- Arial Cyrillic Narrow Regular
- Arial Cyrillic Narrow Inclined
- Arial Cyrillic Narrow Bold
- Arial Cyrillic Narrow Bold Inclined
- Arial Greek Light
- Arial Greek Regular
- Arial Greek Italic
- Arial Greek Bold
- Arial Greek Bold Italic
- Arial Greek Black
- Arial Greek Narrow Regular
- Arial Greek Narrow Italic
- Arial Greek Narrow Bold
- Arial Greek Narrow Bold Italic
- Arial Pro Rounded Light
- Arial Pro Rounded Regular
- Arial Pro Rounded Bold
- Arial Pro Rounded Extra Bold
- Arial Rounded Light
- Arial Std Rounded Light
- Arial Cyrillic Rounded Regular
- Arial Greek Rounded Regular
- Arial Std Rounded Regular
- Arial WGL Rounded Regular
- Arial Cyrillic Rounded Bold
- Arial Greek Rounded Bold
- Arial Std Rounded Bold
- Arial WGL Rounded Bold
- Arial Std Rounded Extra Bold
- Arial Pro Monospaced
- Arial Pro Monospaced Oblique
- Arial Pro Monospaced Bold
- Arial Pro Monospaced Bold Oblique
- Arial Std Monospaced Regular
- Arial Std Monospaced Oblique
- Arial Std Monospaced Bold
- Arial Std Monospaced Bold Oblique
Arial® Preview
Here is a preview of how Arial® will look. For more previews using your own text as an example, click here.
