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SNV
SNV, also known as VSS, is a sans-serif typeface used on road signs in several European countries.
About SNV
SNV, also known as VSS, is a sans-serif typeface used on road signs in several European countries. It was originally designed in Switzerland as a font for its road signs. It was originally defined by the Association of Swiss Road Traffic Experts (German: Vereinigung Schweizerischer Strassenfachleute, VSS) and the Swiss Association for Standardization (German: Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung, SNV).
From the Wikipedia article “SNV (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using SNV in a book
Test this typeface at both text and display sizes before committing; print a sample page at final size.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q7391918 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).