Arial Normal OpenType/TrueType — Version 701 (Western, Top features)

Overview

Arial Normal (often shipped as Arial Regular) is a widely used humanist/neo-grotesque sans‑serif family distributed in OpenType (OTF) and TrueType (TTF) flavors. Version 701 indicates a specific font build/release that affects glyph set, metrics, and feature support. This feature-focused guide highlights what matters for designers, developers, and typographers working with the Western (Latin) script and top-level OpenType/TrueType features.

  • Check line-height against OS/2 typoAscender/Descender; adjust leading to avoid clipped diacritics.
  • Test at UI sizes 11–14px for hinting artifacts; tweak anti-aliasing or use variable font alternatives if available.

: This usually refers to the "Top" of the metadata list or a specific classification within a font management interface. Fontfabric Context and Usage

5. Character Set / Script Support

  • Western – Latin script (no Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, etc., or minimal).
    Typically includes codepage 1252.

This version typically does not support Central European (Latin Extended-B) or Greek/Cyrillic character sets out of the box. Users requiring those glyphs would historically rely on separate "Arial CE" or "Arial Greek" font files, or the "Arial Unicode MS" super-font.