helvetica neue

sarah,<br /><br />"Roman" and "Regular" would generally be the equivalent weight and appearance. Roman is often (but not consistently) used to denote an upright cut (v Italics) of a fonts with serifs, as in Time Roman.<br /><br />On the other hand, looking at an old Linotype L300 (phototype composition) sample and spec typebook, I see Helvetica Regular and (Neue) Helvetica 55 Regular, and no Roman. <br /><br />The 55 is a European weight-width ID system notation, was an attempt to regularize and organize large font families.<br /><br />As I recall, Linotype (hot metal) composition and foundry type used Helvetica Regular as well, instead of Roman.<br /><br />Go figure!<br /><br />I could also throw in "Book" as another text weight to help confuse the issue. In addition, "regular" weight fonts often have no appendage to identify their relative weight -- such as Helvetica and Helvetica 55 in yet another Linotype type book I checked. <g><br /><br />Neil