Title: Use Helvetica Dangit
Author: Matt Wiebe
Published: <strong>June 4, 2011</strong>
Last modified: July 13, 2011

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Use Helvetica Dangit

 By [Matt Wiebe](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattwiebe/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/use-helvetica-dangit.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/use-helvetica-dangit/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/use-helvetica-dangit/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/use-helvetica-dangit/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/use-helvetica-dangit/)

## Description

WordPress 3.2 uses Arial in the admin, marring an otherwise beautiful design. Use
Helvetica instead instead of its bastard offspring.

WordPress 3.2.1 introduced [a patch](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18020)
that uses the `sans-serif` keyword. This plugin is thankfully no longer necessary.

## FAQ

  Will this plugin remove Arial from the WordPress admin area?

Yes. It’s no longer there to remove. Unless you’re on Windows, but a WordPress plugin
can’t fix that for you.

  Can you also remove the scourge of Arial from the rest of the Internet?

If only I could. Be the change you want to see in the world.

  I don’t see the plugin listed

If you’re on a Multisite Network, activate this plugin across the network in the
Network admin area so that all of your users can bask in the glow of improved typography.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Use Helvetica Dangit” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Matt Wiebe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattwiebe/)

[Translate “Use Helvetica Dangit” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/use-helvetica-dangit)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/use-helvetica-dangit/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/use-helvetica-dangit/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/use-helvetica-dangit/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/use-helvetica-dangit/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Make plugin useless, as Arial is blessedly gone in WP 3.2.1

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.1**
 *  Last updated **15 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  Tested up to **3.2.1**
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/use-helvetica-dangit/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Matt Wiebe ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mattwiebe/)

## Support

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