Once there was a typeface called Helvetica.

It was extremely popular.

Later came a software company called Microsoft.

They “borrowed” Helvetica for their operating system and called it Arial.

This inferior typeface is now on millions of desktops all over the world.

Can you tell the difference between the original and the rip-off
in these ten examples?

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• The coding and very idea of a web quiz is adapted from
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• The differences between Arial and Helvetica are explained
  in this clear, concise article by Mark Simonson
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Bored with this lo-tech Javascript stuff? Stomp on those Arial glyphs
at the magnificent Arial versus Helvetica flash game from Engage.

There’s a movie coming about Helvetica – find out more at the movie’s official site.

Also highly recommended: the Helvetica – Homage to a Typeface book.

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