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Neue Helvetica, also known as Helvetica Neue, is a sans-serif typeface designed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann in 1957 for the Haas'sche Schriftgießerei type foundry, now known as Linotype. It was created as a new version of the existing Helvetica typeface, which was designed by Max Miedinger in 1954.

Helvetica Neue is a result of efforts to create a more modern and simplified variant of the original Helvetica typeface. It features a more streamlined design with a comprehensive set of weights and styles, including six weights from Light to Ultra, as well as condensed versions of each weight. The design was intended to cater to the growing demand for clear and versatile typography for use in print, digital media and broadcasting.

Neue Helvetica has undergone several design updates and releases, with the most notable one being the re-recording and refining process, conducted by Linotype around the year 2000. This new set of digital fonts helps to further refine and bring consistency to the overall look and feel of the typeface. Neue Helvetica is an essential font for the modern typographic landscape, widely used in corporations, branding, graphic design, publishing, wayfinding, and advertising.

Compared to the original Helvetica, Neue Helvetica offers significant changes, such as increased x-heights and slightly wider horizontal axis increase. Most typographers report the Neue Helvetica to be much cleaner in letter spacing and more efficient with fittings and readability abilities. The set's consistency in solid usage as a typography tool at present is widespread.