| SANS SERIF | Date | Originator | Recent Versions | Bitstream Version |
| Franklin Gothic | 1903 | Morris Benton (England) | Franklin Gothic | |
| Futura | 1926 | Paul Renner (Germany) | Futura | |
| Gill Sans | 1927 | Eric Gill (England) | Humanist 521 | |
| Metro | 1929 | W. A. Dwiggins (USA) | Geometric 415 | |
| Goudy Sans | 1930 | Frederic Goudy (USA) | Goudy Sans | |
| Kabel | 1930 | Rudolf Koch (Germany) | 1930 low x-height 1986 high x-height |
Geometric 231 Kabel |
| Optima | 1955 | Hermann Zapf (Germany) | Zapf Humanist 601 | |
| Helvetica | 1957 | Max Miedinger (Switz.) | Swiss 721 | |
| Folio | 1957 | Konrad Bauer (Germany) | Folio | |
| Univers | 1958 | Adrian Frutiger (Switz.) | Zurich | |
| Eras | 1961 | Albert Boton (France) | Eras | |
| Syntax | 1969 | Hans Eduard Meier (Switz.) | Humanist 531 | |
| Frutiger | 1975 | Adrian Frutiger (Switz.) | Humanist 777 | |
| Lithos | 1989 | Carol Twombly (USA) | Adobe Lithos Pro | |
| Myriad | 1991 | Robert Slimbach (USA) | Adobe Myriad Pro |