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Type Bank
Commercial Japanese foundry. Alternate URL. Github link. Four free fonts made by TypeBank and marketed jointly with Morisawa: - BIZ UDP Mincho (2022, Google Fonts) and BIZ UDM Mincho (2022, Google Fonts). They write: BIZ UD Mincho is a universal design typeface designed to be easy to read and ideal for education and business documentation. It combines high quality in readability and legibility while carrying on the stately Japanese Mincho type tradition. BIZ UD Mincho bases its design on one of the typefaces from the Morisawa font library, which has thicker horizontal lines than the traditional Mincho type style. Because most Mincho types have thin horizontal strokes, the style can be difficult to read on some displays or signs and for people with low vision. [...] UDMincho includes full-width kana. UDPMincho includes proportional-width kana. Github link.
- BIZ UDP Gothic (2022, Google Fonts)and BIZ UD Gothic (2022, Google Fonts). They write: BIZ UD Gothic is a universal design typeface designed to be easy to read and ideal for education and business documentation. It is a highly legible and well-balanced design sans serif. In order to make the kanji more clear and identifiable, the letterforms are simplified by omitting hane (hook) and geta (the vertical lines extending beyond horizontal strokes at the bottom of kanji). Counters and other spaces are finely adjusted so that the overall balance of the type is not impaired even with the use in relatively large size. The kana are made slightly smaller than the kanji to give a good rhythm and flow when setting long texts in the lighter weights. UDGothic includes full-width kana. UDPGothic includes proportional-width kana. Github link.
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