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Arial AI image prompts

Monotype's 1982 metric-compatible substitute for Helvetica — drawn to occupy the exact same widths so it could swap in without reflowing text, and shipped on every Windows PC since. A neo-grotesque defined by what it imitates. Use the prompts below in Midjourney, DALL·E, or Stable Diffusion — or build your own from the Arial vocabulary.

Type specimen — Arial (Neo-grotesque sans); shown in Arimo, the metric-compatible clone (OFL)

Copy-ready prompts

Midjourney
a typographic specimen poster in the Arial style, arial, helvetica substitute, metric compatible, monotype, neo-grotesque, windows default font, angled terminals, helvetica knockoff, neo-grotesque, monoline, helvetica-substitute, high-x-height, highly detailed --ar 3:2 --no text, watermark
DALL·E / ChatGPT
A typographic specimen poster in the Arial style. Emphasize arial, helvetica substitute, metric compatible, monotype, neo-grotesque, windows default font, angled terminals, helvetica knockoff. The mood is neo-grotesque, monoline, helvetica-substitute, high-x-height. Highly detailed, no text or watermark, 3:2 landscape composition.
Stable Diffusion
a typographic specimen poster in the Arial style, arial, helvetica substitute, metric compatible, monotype, neo-grotesque, windows default font, angled terminals, helvetica knockoff, neo-grotesque, monoline, helvetica-substitute, high-x-height, highly detailed, sharp focus
Negative prompt: text, watermark, signature, blurry, low quality, deformed

Arial keyword vocabulary

Tap a keyword to collect it in the Designdeas prompt builder, then mix in your own subject.

Prompts for related styles

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