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Helvetica may be a legend in the history of graphic design, but let’s be honest—it’s a print-era dinosaur. Originally designed for offset printing in the mid-20th century, Helvetica struggles to perform on today’s digital screens, especially at smaller sizes. That’s why even Apple, one of Helvetica’s most high-profile users, moved away from it early in the iPhone’s life cycle—opting instead to design their own typeface better suited for modern UI environments. If you're working on screen-first projects like mobile apps, responsive websites, or social media content, there's no reason to rely on a typeface that was never meant for pixels.
This curated set of Helvetica alternatives is made for today’s workflows—whether you're building in Figma, prototyping in Adobe XD, or animating in After Effects. These fonts carry forward Helvetica’s clarity and neutrality, but with improved legibility, more flexible weights, and performance that’s optimized for screens, not paper. Best of all, they’re available with clear, affordable licensing—no subscriptions, no inflated pricing structures, and no guesswork.
At YouWorkForThem, we’ve been working with top-tier type for over 25 years. We’ve seen trends evolve and technology reshape how designers choose and use fonts. These Helvetica-style alternatives give you what the original can’t: screen-optimized clarity, modern design sensibility, and licensing built for real-world use. Explore our full collection today and discover why global brands like Nike, Apple, and Amazon trust YouWorkForThem for their type needs—without overpaying for a legacy font that no longer fits the future.
Helvetica Font Alternatives
Helvetica may be a legend in the history of graphic design, but let’s be honest—it’s a print-era dinosaur. Originally designed for offset printing in the mid-20th century, Helvetica struggles to perform on today’s digital screens, especially at smaller sizes. That’s why even Apple, one of Helvetica’s most high-profile users, moved away from it early in the iPhone’s life cycle—opting instead to design their own typeface better suited for modern UI environments. If you're working on screen-first projects like mobile apps, responsive websites, or social media content, there's no reason to rely on a typeface that was never meant for pixels.
This curated set of Helvetica alternatives is made for today’s workflows—whether you're building in Figma, prototyping in Adobe XD, or animating in After Effects. These fonts carry forward Helvetica’s clarity and neutrality, but with improved legibility, more flexible weights, and performance that’s optimized for screens, not paper. Best of all, they’re available with clear, affordable licensing—no subscriptions, no inflated pricing structures, and no guesswork.
At YouWorkForThem, we’ve been working with top-tier type for over 25 years. We’ve seen trends evolve and technology reshape how designers choose and use fonts. These Helvetica-style alternatives give you what the original can’t: screen-optimized clarity, modern design sensibility, and licensing built for real-world use. Explore our full collection today and discover why global brands like Nike, Apple, and Amazon trust YouWorkForThem for their type needs—without overpaying for a legacy font that no longer fits the future.
Innovate FontYouworkforthemT22468Innovate is a modern versatile sans-serif typeface. What differentiates Innovate from the other fonts is an exceptionally distinctive design. It is brilliantly suited for graphic design and display use and perfect for logotypes, t-shirts, packaging,...
UT Glasgow Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT25516UT Glasgow Grotesk is a versatile and sophisticated sans-serif typeface, designed by the Universitype Team, that offers a full spectrum of typographic expression. As a variable font with 18 distinct styles, it provides...
Biotif FontYouworkforthemT7802Biotif is a 16 weight, geometric, sans-serif font design, inspired by modern style as well as industrial era graphic design.
Radnika Next FontYouworkforthemT10896Radnika™ Next enhances the geometry, kerning, spacing and ligature handling of the Radnika™ typeface. Radnika™ Next is a multi-purpose sans serif typeface that bridges the gap between the strong expressive typefaces of the 19th century and the...
Kiwari Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT11855Kiwari Grotesk has been designed since 2019 for all your design needs with versatality, simplicity and neutrality, for the sake of contemporary design and branding.
Drawn with the focus on legibility, using sleek nodes and comfortably optical kerning. Ki
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Gilmer FontYouworkforthemT9758Gilmer is a fresh, geometric, sans-serif font family inspired by the iconic typefaces like Futura and Avant Garde. Gilmer has a big x-height value, geometrical letterforms, sharp edges and very small stroke contrast as the neo-grotesk fonts from...
Studio Sans FontYouworkforthemT7873StudioSans — is a modern representative of the class of sans-serif fonts inspired by the traditional Swiss design and typography of the mid 20th century. This is a minimal, clean and open font family with friendly forms. Focuses on functionality,...
Oakes Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT7517Oakes Grotesk is a more corporate take on the Oakes typeface. It explores a set of brand new metrics that allow it to be more legible in body text as well as headings. The letter 'g' has been tweaked to become double-story as well as...
-OC Format Sans FontYouworkforthemT11370With 3 stylistic sets -OC Format Sans is a 3-in-1 geometric grotesk sans serif which fuses the style of Futura with the rhythm and proportions of Akzidenz. Inspired by vintage user manuals and mid-century subway signage it comes in two styles; Stand...
Familiar Pro FontYouworkforthemT3632This family was inspired by a Type Battle over at Typophile: How would you design a font metrically compatible with Helvetica, but better than Arial? Working with preset letter widths was an interesting constraint, both a relief and a limitation at the sa
Avion FontYouworkforthemT12217Despite what some might say, you can’t just always go for that most ubiquitous font in the world, can you? Avion font family channels those cool modernist vibes yet brings something new to the table. With a slightly more rectangular approach and...
Genera FontYouworkforthemT12063Genera is low contrast and neutral typeface for general design use. It was designed based on grotesque typefaces tradition with a unique touch to make the typeface has its own personality. It has large x-height, generous width, almost consistent mon...
Silver Archer FontYouworkforthemT21599In a world of fleeting trends, Silver Archer stands as a testament to enduring elegance and timeless design. Inspired by the classic sans serif typefaces of the mid-20th century, Silver Archer exudes an air of sophistication and refinement, making i...
Eurydome FontYouworkforthemT4237Eurydome is one of Jupiter's many moons, and was named after Eurydome, the mother of the Graces in Greek mythology.
Metro Sans FontYouworkforthemT8497The result of a study into the Paris Metro system; Metro Sans is a Grotesk typeface with personality. It bridges the gap between the stern terminals of a Swiss Neo-Grotesk, and the smooth curves of a modern day Geo-Grotesk. The two combine to give a...
Helios Antique and Stencil FontYouworkforthemT10716Helios Antique & Helios Stencil Helios type family is the result of a mixture between the early sans serif and the modern trends of our era. Its rational structure is subtly wider than the majority of the first sans, generating a higher impact in i..
Solidus Open FontYouworkforthemT22308Inspired by the heuristic typography of the Concrete Poetry movement, Solidus Open is a hardworking and unobtrusive sans in the Neo-grotesque style. Its simplified features, generous spacing and squarish curves imbue a sense of sobriety and allow th...
Promea FontYouworkforthemT15311Promea is a Grotesk font meticulously designed with precise engineering in mind. Its amount of kerning, support for tabular/proportional figures, slashed zero, and fractions will make sure it performs well in all types of environments. The stylistic...
Referenz Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT12159Made in Germany, Referenz Grotesk is a typeface full of references referring to the type design history of Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. Its typographic history holds a broad spectrum of shapes and characters, including F.H. Ernst Schne...
Sherika FontYouworkforthemT16069Sherika is a cool and authentic sans serif font family. Seven weights plus matching italics. Simple geometry with nuance that adds warmth. t’s a perfect choice for branding, magazines, posters, advertising, packaging, headlines, logos, web, print...
Heveria FontYouworkforthemT24029Heveria is a modern, sans-serif type family featuring contemporary proportions and details. It includes both Roman and Italic styles, offering a total of 14 styles across 7 weights. Its simplicity and distinctiveness make it perfect for applications...
Nexa FontYouworkforthemT3972New and improved version of 2020 New Features: • Cyrillic language support • Bulgarian Localization • Completely New Nexa Text subfamily • New ExtraLight weight with a corresponding italics • Stylistic Set suitable for Display purpo...
Biwa Biwa Display FontYouworkforthemT8501Biwa is a new straight-sided family of formally nuanced grotesk typefaces. Biwa’s lighter weights feel subdued, cool in tone, and neutral, while the heavier weights are more robust and full of personality. Biwa is, in essence, the son of the bes...
Praktika FontYouworkforthemT8156Praktika is a multifunctional super family of 40 fonts. It consists of three distinct widths and weights from extra light to extra bold. Conceptually, it is a rendition of the familiar early 20th century European grotesque styles, used in road signage – r
Aestetico FontYouworkforthemT13257This beautiful font explores 3 very individual styles of one typeface. Each style pays homage to classic sans serif typefaces while adding contemporary flair to its characteristics. With both formal and informal styles, Aestetico explores how the sh...
Faffin Sans FontYouworkforthemT21727Faffin Sans epitomizes enduring modernity in typography, radiating both style and individuality. Drawing inspiration from the impartiality of Swiss type design, this font is meticulously fashioned with contemporary, distinctive shapes and curves. It...
Sterling FontYouworkforthemT15907Tall X-Height, Angled Terminals and Medium Contrast, Sterling is a UI font designed with personality. Originally conceived as a hybrid between Grotesque & Humanist, Sterling pairs legibility with character.
Radian FontYouworkforthemT19050Radian is a geometric sans serif typeface that comes in 16 weights; 8 upright fonts and their matching italics. Radian works well in any graphic design project and purpose both as a display typeface and in smaller sizes.
Hando FontYouworkforthemT13385Being one of the most popular font style; Neo Grotesk, Hando offers a wide range of usage possibilities. It's low x-height and variety of light size options make it a good choice for reading, it's tenuous white spaces in the counter letterforms
XPress FontYouworkforthemT8875"XPress" is a very distinct, expressive, typical new Sans. "XPress" is my new Sans-Serif that impresses – especially in small sizes – with its outstanding readability. Seven precisely calibrated weights from »Thin« to »Heavy« and its c
Lader FontYouworkforthemT23459Lader: A Brand New Neutral Sans Serif Typeface- 18 Fonts + 1 Variable Font- Extended Latin Support- 15+ OpenType Features- Stylistic Alternates & Ligatures- Free Trials AvailableLader is a geometric sans-serif type family consisting of 19 styles...
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Urbani FontYouworkforthemT8763URBANI is the result of a mix between Neohumanist and Neogrotesque types. The subtle narrowness of its proportions makes it ideal for composing extensive blocks of text. The slightly superior height of its ascenders, the wider proportions of its cou...
Breul Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT7128Breul Grotesk is classic and straightforward, sparing nonessential design elements that would otherwise detract from its simplicity. Inspired by Bauhaus design concepts, Breul Grotesk is a sans serif typeface that pairs artistry with innovation.
Formative FontYouworkforthemT21640Angled terminals, squared off bowls, and a balance of curved paths with straight. Formative is a grotesk with charm. Includes a stylistic set featuring standard 'text' style terminals.Full Family purchases include a variable font file.
Friends FontYouworkforthemT11799Friends is a complete and contemporary language system for postmodern graphics. Inspired by the idea of making new art and graphic design keeping in mind new ways of visual language like emojis as a formal way of communication and contemporary graph...
Publica Sans FontYouworkforthemT6675Publica Sans is a clean geometric typeface, equipped with a variety of OpenType features to give you all you need for great typography: Alternates, arrows, rare currency symbols, case sensitive forms, various sets of figures and discretionary ligatu...
Rockford Sans FontYouworkforthemT12885Rockford is a geometrical Sans Serif with subtly rounded edges. Rockford comes in eight weights and matching Italics. With its large x-height and round features it’s both legible and friendly. It’s suited to cover a wide variety of tasks from ed...
Another Grotesk FontYouworkforthemT16230Another Grotesk™ is a contemporary typeface that was inspired by the early grotesques. Upon closer inspection you will notice the terminals of some of the characters are slightly turned inwards, this detail gives Another Grotesk its distinctive an...