What does "LT" stand for? [2008]

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January 1, 2009
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Looking over Adobe's font list (http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio/pdfs/fontfolio11_font_list.pdf), I noticed that many fonts have "LT" attached to their names, e.g. "Helvetica LT Std Black."

What does "LT" mean?

Thanks,
Nick

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Neil_Keller

Known Participant

Thomas,<br /><br />It's a good thing Bitstream fonts are BT. <g><br /><br />Neil

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Thomas Phinney

Inspiring

yes, although usually that won't be all caps - "Lt" instead of "LT"

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Neil_Keller

Known Participant

You may also occasionally come across "LT" to mean "Light" as a font weight.

Neil

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_Nick_Moreno_Author

Participant

Does this mean that the font included in this package is not the "original" Helvetica (i.e. the ubiquitous one seen all over billboards, business signs, flyers, etc...)?

Dov Isaacs

Legend

It is essentially the same Helvetica font that was included in the original Adobe PostScript printers. That font was also sourced from Linotype. The difference is that the Helvetica LT fonts are OpenType CFF fonts, not simple Type 1 fonts. The design is the same.

- Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)