You know your typeface is iconic when a single digit is recognizable.
![Base of side of truck reads 222 in Helvetica](https://fawny.org/blog/images/Helvetica-222a.jpg)
(You didn’t have to give it to us three times, though.)
![Sign in Helvetica shows a 9 carved out of negative space inside a 5](https://fawny.org/blog/images/Helvetica_9-5_675.jpg)
However, by the same token, we can tell when you’re using the wrong dollar sign. This one looks like Frutiger:
![Sign reads ‘starting from $1’ in Helvetica, save for the dollar sign](https://fawny.org/blog/images/Helvetica_9-5_WrongDollarSign.jpg)
You know your typeface is iconic when a single digit is recognizable.
(You didn’t have to give it to us three times, though.)
However, by the same token, we can tell when you’re using the wrong dollar sign. This one looks like Frutiger:
The foregoing posting appeared on Joe Clark’s personal Weblog on 2005.05.22 20:14. This presentation was designed for printing and omits components that make sense only onscreen. https://blog.fawny.org/2005/05/22/22295/