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Sans-serif typeface is usually in web, so what are the free/open/cross-platform choices that can replace Helvetica?

By replacing Helvetica I mean are there any font which is better than Helvetica for web? The reason I ask is I have read an article demoing Helvetica is often not the best choice for web.

So probably two options are needed:

For heading
For paragraph

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@Radia289

Re-posting as answer here just in case someone misses the comment.

I've always used Liberation Sans for web, because it's one of the fonts that render the best with @font -face:

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@Goswami567

The good one is Neue Haas Grotesk, but if you need a typeface only for headings I can propose my own typeface :) Take a look on this image.

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@Holmes874

The most common/closest 'alternative' to Helvetica is likely Arial, which is already installed on most computers, so you don't even need to use it as a web font.

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