DIN Next™ was the 6thtypeface in last month's Top 100 Web Fonts list. Dating back to the late 19thcentury, the original DIN typeface is first "industrial strength" sans. Its name is an acronym for the German Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardization), and it was first used to identify railroad cars and other commerce signage.
"DIN was first used to identify railroad cars and other commerce signage. DIN Next's relatively straight verticals and open counters also made it an excellent typeface for on-screen uses."
Akira Kobayashi, Monotype's European Type Director, gave this venerable sans new life in 2009, when he drew the DIN Next typeface family. It is, however, much more than a large family based on the original typeface. Kobayashi included several understated and a few obvious improvements to the design. A suite of old style figures and small caps are also included – as are a series of alternate characters that give the family more versatility. DIN Next's relatively straight verticals and open counters also made it an excellent typeface for on-screen uses.
Here's the complete list of Top 100 Fonts.com Web Fonts for April 2016:
Neue Helvetica
Avenir Next
Avenir
Trade Gothic
Futura
DIN Next
Century Gothic
Proxima Nova
Univers
Gill Sans
Neo Sans
Frutiger
Soho
ITC Caslon No. 224
Helvetica
Eurostile LT
ITC Avant Garde Gothic
PMN Caecilia
Optima
Rockwell
Slate
ITC Franklin Gothic
Myriad
Brandon Grotesque
Aachen
Linotype Didot
Neue Frutiger
Museo Sans
VAG Rounded
Neue Swift
Linotype Univers
Georgia Pro
Swiss 721
Neue Helvetica eText
ITC Lubalin Graph
Minion
Chaparral
Charcuterie
Trade Gothic Next
ITC American Typewriter
Soho Gothic
Frutiger Next
Calibri
Orator
Arial
Beaufort for LOL
Thirsty Script
Museo Slab
Neue Helvetica Compressed
Nimbus Sans
Zapfino Extra
Bodoni LT
Twentieth Century
Egyptienne F
ITC Officina Sans
Swift
Times
Neue Helvetica Arabic
Monotype Baskerville
Adobe Garamond
Spiegel
Museo
Rotis Semi Sans
ITC Fenice
Harmonia Sans
Bembo
Univers Next
Bodoni
Clarendon Text
Veneer
Sabon
Futura PT
Snell Roundhand
Neue Haas Grotesk
Frutiger Serif
Melany Lane
Naive Inline
Agilita
Cochin
Geogrotesque
ITC Stone Sans
Aller Typo
Sackers Gothic
Trade Gothic Next Soft Rounded
ITC Conduit
Fairfield
University
Harley Davidson Letterpress
Comic Strip
Monotype News Gothic
Lab Sans
Bauer Bodoni
Droid Sans Mono
Corbel
DIN 1451
Times New Roman
URW Firmin Didot
Perpetua
ITC New Baskerville
Plantin
