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Basic Commercial™

 from Linotype

Basic Commercial™ is a Linotype font family with 8 styles.

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Basic Commercial™


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  Basic Commercial Light Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Light Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Roman Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Bold Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Bold Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Black Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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  Basic Commercial Black Italic Any OpenType FeaturesBasic Latin/English lettersWest European diacriticsEuroLigaturesCentral EuropeBalticTurkishRomanianOther OpenTypeDingbats & Symbols
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Design Credits

First seen on MyFonts: April 10th, 2002
Designed when: c. 1900
Contained in Categories: Legible, Sans Serif
Design owned by: Linotype
MyFonts Keywords: legible, sansserif, xsf [suggest]


Basic Commercial

Basic Commercial is a family of fonts based on historical designs from the hot metal type era. First appearing around 1900, these designs were created by type designers whose names have not been recorded, but whose skills cannot be overlooked. These typefaces were popular among groups and movements as diverse as the Bauhaus, Dadaism, and the masters of Swiss/International-Style typography. They influenced a variety of later grotesque fonts, such as Helvetica and Univers.

Basic Commercial was distributed for many years in the United States under the name Standard Series. The typeface worked its way into many aspects of daily life and culture; for instance, it became the face chosen for use in the New York City subway system’s signage.

The Basic Commercial family members have a clear and objective design. Their forms exhibit almost nothing unusual, but remain both lively and legible nonetheless. Perhaps for this reason, Basic Commercial’s design has been popular with graphic designers for decades.


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 • Linotype: Basic Commercial (English)

‘Basic Commercial’ is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions



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