Sawarabi Mincho

Serif by mshio #220 on Google Fonts
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About Sawarabi Mincho

Sawarabi Mincho by mshio is a free Japanese Mincho (serif) typeface that covers the full Joyo kanji set alongside hiragana, katakana, and Latin characters, making it one of the more complete Japanese text options available for print-style typesetting on the web. The design follows the traditional Mincho convention of thick vertical strokes, thin horizontals, and bracketed terminals, giving it the formal, literary quality appropriate for newspapers, books, and official documents. Unusually, it also includes Braille character support, broadening its accessibility applications.

Character Map

AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMm
NnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz
0123456789
!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':",.<>?

Weight Waterfall (1)

400 Regular

How to Use

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Sawarabi+Mincho:wght@400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Sawarabi+Mincho:wght@400&display=swap');
font-family: 'Sawarabi Mincho', serif;
brew install --cask font-sawarabi-mincho

Details

Category
Serif
Weights
1
Italic
✗
Korean
✗
Designer
mshio
License
OFL
Version
Popularity
#220
Downloads
425

License Usage

Web useAllowed
PrintAllowed
Video / BroadcastAllowed
PackagingAllowed
App embeddingAllowed
Brand / LogoAllowed
ModificationAllowed

OFL — Free for personal & commercial use

Language Support

braille japanese latin latin-ext

Best For

body_text editorial headers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Sawarabi Mincho font free for commercial use?

Yes — Sawarabi Mincho is an open-source font, free to use in personal and commercial projects.

What type of typeface is Sawarabi Mincho?

Sawarabi Mincho is a Serif typeface.

What does Sawarabi Mincho support?

Sawarabi Mincho primarily supports japanese text.