If you drive around Germany, you can still see traces of the previous DIN 1451 on older road signs. Later on, support for Eastern European, Greek, and Cyrillic languages was added, too. Although it has retained its original plain appearance, this updated variant has high x-height and features more weights.Īside from new styles, FF DIN also includes special characters such as: arrows, mathematical symbols, fractions, superscript numeral figures, as well as extra accented Latin letters. By 1995, the font set would be updated by Dutch designer Albert-Jan Pool. Simple enough to be used for engineering and technical applications, it was uncomplicated, legible, and unadorned. This has the look of stencilled characters.
It was created following the rules established by the Deutsches Institut fur Normung or German Institute for Standardization. Released in 1931, it was used not only in Germany but also in other cities (e.g.
This sans serif was originally called DIN 1451 and includes two styles: a medium (Mittelschrift) and a condensed (Engschrift) version. Fonts 5,805 Fonts Origins of the DIN Font
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