Gill Sans

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:typeface
gptkbp:category British design icon
display typeface
text typeface
gptkbp:class humanist sans-serif
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Eric_Gill
gptkbp:digitizedBy gptkb:Monotype_Imaging
gptkbp:foundry gptkb:Monotype
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gill Sans
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Adobe_Fonts
Microsoft Office (some versions)
macOS (some versions)
gptkbp:inspiredBy Edward Johnston's Johnston typeface
gptkbp:italicAvailable yes
gptkbp:license commercial
gptkbp:monospacedVersion gptkb:Gill_Sans_Mono
gptkbp:notableFeature distinctive double-storey 'a'
geometric simplicity
humanist proportions
optical sizes
single-storey 'g'
gptkbp:notableFor BBC branding (1997–2021)
London and North Eastern Railway branding
Penguin Books covers (20th century)
UK government signage (historically)
gptkbp:notableTypefaces gptkb:Johnston
gptkb:FF_Scala_Sans
gptkb:ITC_Johnston
gptkb:Sassoon_Sans
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkb:London_Underground_(signage,_limited_use)
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:Gill_Sans_MT
gptkb:Gill_Sans_Nova
gptkbp:openTypeSupport yes
gptkbp:releaseDate 1928
gptkbp:script gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:smallCapsAvailable yes
gptkbp:style sans-serif
gptkbp:unicodeBlock partial
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:BBC
gptkb:British_Railways
gptkb:London_and_North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:weight Heavy
Light
Regular
Bold
Extra Bold
Ultra Bold
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eric_Gill
gptkb:typeface
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5