Impact (typeface)

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Impact is a sans-serif typeface in the industrial or grotesk style designed by Geoffrey Lee in 1965 and released by the Stephenson Blake foundry of Sheffield.[1] It is well known for having been included in the core fonts for the Web package and distributed with Microsoft Windows since Windows 98. In the 2010s, it gained popularity for its use in image macros and other internet memes.[3]

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Impact
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CategorySans-serif
ClassificationGrotesque
Designer(s)Geoffrey Lee
FoundryStephenson Blake
Date created1965[1]
Design based onAnzeigen Grotesk/Neue Aurora IX[2]
VariationsImpact Wide
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