Devised by Maximilien Vox in 1954, it was adopted in 1962 by the Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) and in 1967 as a British Standard, as British Standards Classification of Typefaces (BS 2961:1967), which is a very basic interpretation and adaptation/modification of the earlier Vox-ATypI classification.
由马克西米连·瓦克斯（英语：Maximilien Vox）于1954年设计，于1962年由国际印刷协会（英语：ATypI）（ATypI）采用，并于1967年作为英国标准（英语：British Standards）采用，作为英国标准的字体分类（BS 2961:1967），这是对早期瓦克斯分类的一个非常基本的解释和修改。