Typeface	DIN 1451
Category	Sans-serif
Foundry	Linotype GmbH, Font Shop International

DIN 1451 is a realist sans-serif typeface that has been defined by the German standards body Deutsches Institut für Normung since 1936. In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises History Ancient usages Sans-serif letter forms can be found in Latin Etruscan, and Greek inscriptions for as early as 5th century BC A type foundry is a Company that designs and/or distributes Typefaces Originally type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and FontShop International (FSI was founded in Berlin in 1989 by Erik Spiekermann and Joan Spiekermann, who were then husband and wife History Ancient usages Sans-serif letter forms can be found in Latin Etruscan, and Greek inscriptions for as early as 5th century BC In Typography, a typeface is a set of one or more Fonts designed with stylistic unity each comprising a coordinated set of Glyphs A typeface usually comprises Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Deutsches Institut für Normung eV ( DIN; in English, the German Institute for Standardization) is the German national organization for Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is a widely used standard typeface for traffic, administration and business applications. In particular, DIN 1451 is the typeface commonly used on road and railway signage in Germany and a number of other countries. It was also used for many years on German car number plates, until it was replaced there in November 2000 by FE-Schrift, a font especially designed for number plates that is optimized for better tamper resistance and easier automatic character recognition. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. FE-Schrift or fälschungserschwerende Schrift (falsification-hindering script has been the only Typeface used (except military registered vehicles which are

The DIN 1451 typeface is very legible and easy to reproduce. Both a medium and a narrow version are defined today; an older broad version is no longer used but may still be encountered on some very old road signs in Germany. The typeface has gained popularity due to its wide exposure and has been also used by non-governmental organisations and businesses. For desktop publishing, FontShop offers an extended version of this typeface called FF DIN. FontShop International (FSI was founded in Berlin in 1989 by Erik Spiekermann and Joan Spiekermann, who were then husband and wife FF DIN is a realist sans-serif typeface designed in 1995 by Albert-Jan Pool, and based upon the earlier DIN typeface family

The origins of this typeface go back to the "IV 44" type sheet defined by the Prussian rail network in 1906 for use on its trains. A number of glyphs have changed since then, in particular "t", "6" and "9".

Road sign with DIN 1451 Mittelschrift and Engschrift typefaces

The article series "The history of the design of a contemporary typeface" provides more information about the origins of the typeface. Albert-Jan Pool (born 1960 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch type designer.

Usage examples

Corporate branding

• Logotype and corporate typeface of Sapient corporation
• Logo of the video game Half-Life, with the "A" supplanted by the lower case lambda symbol
• Early 2000s on-screen branding of Channel 4 (British television station)
• An adapted version, Habitat DIN, is used by Habitat (retailer)
• Corporate branding of The New West End Company (the Business Improvement District company for London's West End)
• Belgian VRT news service (De Redactie) for logo and news broadcasts. Sapient ( is a consulting and marketing company based in Boston Massachusetts, United States Lambda (uppercase Λ, lowercase λ; Λάμβδα or el Λάμδα Lamda is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Habitat is a Retailer of household furnishings in the United Kingdom France Germany Spain and has franchised outlets in other countries London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial
• Plone logo

See also

• Typography
• Public signage typefaces

References

• DIN 1451-2: Schriften – Serifenlose Linear-Antiqua – Verkehrsschrift. Plone is a free and open source Content management system built on top of the Zope Application server. Typography is the art and techniques of arranging type, Type design, and modifying type Glyphs Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety This is a list of typefaces used for signage in public areas, such as roads and airports Deutsches Institut für Normung, 1986-02. Deutsches Institut für Normung eV ( DIN; in English, the German Institute for Standardization) is the German national organization for