Category | Sans-serif |
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Classification | Humanist |
Commissioned by | Sony |
Foundry | Monotype |
Date released | 2013 |
SST is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Monotype for Sony. [1] It supports the Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets and has matching styles for Thai, Hebrew, Japanese and Arabic. [2] [3] It is modelled after Helvetica (Sony's previous typeface) and Frutiger. [4] SST is used on Sony's product packaging, operating instructions, websites, TV menus, in PlayStation 4 and on the Xperia smartphone. [2]