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| image            = Lego typeface sample.svg
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| alt              = A poster showing sample text in the Lego font. It has the font's name, six letters in upper and lower case, the word "Miniland", the English lowercase alphabet, and numeric digits.
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| style            = [[Wikipedia:Sans-serif|Sans-serif]], [[Wikipedia:Script typeface|casual script]]
| style            = [[Wikipedia:Sans-serif|Sans-serif]], [[Wikipedia:Script typeface|casual script]]
| commissioned_by  = [[The LEGO Group]]
| commissioned_by  = [[The LEGO Group]]
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| creationdate    = {{start date and age|1999|4|15|df=y}}
| creationdate    = {{start date and age|1999|4|15|df=y}}
| releasedate      = {{start date|2000|5}} (in ''[[LEGOLAND (video game)|LEGOLAND]]'')
| releasedate      = {{start date|2000|5}} (in ''[[LEGOLAND (video game)|LEGOLAND]]'')
| glyphs          = 377
| glyphs          = 377{{efn|Twenty-seven glyphs are empty and two display identical characters (the [[Wikipedia:Euro sign|euro sign]] <code>€</code>). The [[Wikipedia:Hungarian alphabet|Hungarian letter]] U with [[Wikipedia:Double acute accent|double acute]] (<code>Ű</code>) is present in the file but does not display properly.}}
| latin            = yes
| latin            = yes
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'''Lego''' is a [[Wikipedia:Sans-serif|sans-serif]] [[Wikipedia:Typeface|typeface]] created at [[Wikipedia:Dalton Maag|Dalton Maag]] in 1999.<ref name="Lego TTF"/><ref name="DaMa Clients 2001"/> It was used in documents at [[LEGO Media International]]{{citation needed}} and in the 2000 video game ''[[LEGOLAND (video game)|LEGOLAND]]''.<ref name="Lego TTF"/>
'''Lego''' is a [[Wikipedia:TrueType|TrueType]] [[Wikipedia:Sans-serif|sans-serif]] [[Wikipedia:Typeface|typeface]] created at [[Wikipedia:Dalton Maag|Dalton Maag]] in 1999.<ref name="Lego TTF"/><ref name="DaMa Clients 2001"/> It was used in documents at [[LEGO Media International]]{{citation needed}} and in the 2000 video game ''[[LEGOLAND (video game)|LEGOLAND]]''.<ref name="Lego TTF"/>
 
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
LEGOLAND gameplay - Lesson 1 - in-game font example.png | The Lego typeface seem in ''LEGOLAND''
LEGOLAND gameplay - Lesson 1 - in-game font example.png | The Lego typeface seem in ''LEGOLAND''
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Notes ==
{{notelist}}


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 10:24, 20 October 2025

Lego
A poster showing sample text in the Lego font. It has the font's name, six letters in upper and lower case, the word "Miniland", the English lowercase alphabet, and numeric digits.
CategorySans-serif, casual script
Commissioned byThe LEGO Group
FoundryDalton Maag
Date created15 April 1999; 26 years ago (1999-04-15)
Date releasedMay 2000 (2000-05) (in LEGOLAND)
Glyphs377[a]

Lego is a TrueType sans-serif typeface created at Dalton Maag in 1999.[1][2] It was used in documents at LEGO Media International[citation needed] and in the 2000 video game LEGOLAND.[1]

Notes

  1. Twenty-seven glyphs are empty and two display identical characters (the euro sign ). The Hungarian letter U with double acute (Ű) is present in the file but does not display properly.

References

  1. a b Krisalis Software (2000). LEGOLAND (Windows). LEGO Media International. File/code: Lego.TTF metadata. Lego Regular, Version 1 − Dalton Maag Ltd − Copyright (c) , 1999. The LEGO Group Date modified: 15 April 1999 (1999-04-15).
  2. "Custom Fonts − Our Clients". Dalton Maag. Archived from the original on 16 December 2001.