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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:typeface
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gptkbp:category
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British design icon
display typeface
text typeface
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gptkbp:class
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humanist sans-serif
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:designer
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gptkb:Eric_Gill
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gptkbp:digitizedBy
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gptkb:Monotype_Imaging
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gptkbp:foundry
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gptkb:Monotype
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gill Sans
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gptkbp:includedIn
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gptkb:Adobe_Fonts
Microsoft Office (some versions)
macOS (some versions)
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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Edward Johnston's Johnston typeface
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gptkbp:italicAvailable
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yes
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gptkbp:license
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commercial
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gptkbp:monospacedVersion
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gptkb:Gill_Sans_Mono
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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distinctive double-storey 'a'
geometric simplicity
humanist proportions
optical sizes
single-storey 'g'
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gptkbp:notableFor
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BBC branding (1997–2021)
London and North Eastern Railway branding
Penguin Books covers (20th century)
UK government signage (historically)
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gptkbp:notableTypefaces
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gptkb:Johnston
gptkb:FF_Scala_Sans
gptkb:ITC_Johnston
gptkb:Sassoon_Sans
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gptkbp:notableUser
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gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkb:London_Underground_(signage,_limited_use)
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gptkbp:notableVariant
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gptkb:Gill_Sans_MT
gptkb:Gill_Sans_Nova
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gptkbp:openTypeSupport
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yes
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gptkbp:releaseDate
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1928
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gptkbp:script
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gptkb:Latin
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gptkbp:smallCapsAvailable
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yes
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gptkbp:style
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sans-serif
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gptkbp:unicodeBlock
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partial
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:BBC
gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
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gptkbp:weight
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Heavy
Light
Regular
Bold
Extra Bold
Ultra Bold
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eric_Gill
gptkb:typeface
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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