Popular sans-serif typeface

The answer

ARIAL

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARIAL answer page.

Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2017. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• FUTURA (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ARIAL

Every other clue in this collection answered by ARIAL, most used first.

• Sans-serif typeface - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Common computer font - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Popular typeface - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Sans-serif font - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Font similar to Helvetica - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Common computer typeface - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Popular font - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Helvetica look-alike - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Standard Windows typeface - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
• Common font - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Common typeface - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Popular sans-serif font - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Courier alternative - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Basic font - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Common sans-serif font - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Typeface similar to Helvetica - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Built-in Windows typeface - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Helvetica alternative - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Common default font - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Helvetica relative - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Times New Roman alternative - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Computer screen font - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Computer typeface - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Easy-to-read font - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Font akin to Helvetica - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

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• Popular aquarium fish - TETRA, used 16 times
• Sans ___ (carefree) - SOUCI, used 14 times
• Sans-___ font - SERIF, used 13 times
• One sans permanent address - NOMAD, used 12 times
• Popular Japanese beer - ASAHI, used 12 times

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