Arial, a sans-serif typeface, was designed in 1982 by Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for Monotype Imaging. The font was created to be a more modern and legible alternative to traditional serif fonts. Initially, Arial was designed for use on digital devices, such as computer screens, and was intended to be a more readable font for digital displays.
typeface known for its clean, professional, and mechanical-yet-humanist appearance. Compatibility: It was designed to be metrically identical to Helvetica Arial-normal -opentype - Truetype- -version 7.01- -western-