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An Introduction to the Basics of Written Japanese

How does written Japanese work? Explore its unique combination of character types, their history, and the font character sets used in Japanese fonts.

Japanese combines three types of characters into everyday text. Learn how they developed, how they’re used today, and what their character sets mean for font selection.

Japanese combines three types of characters into everyday text. Learn how they developed, how they’re used today, and what their character sets mean for font selection.

A1 Gothic: A Human Touch to Japanese Sans-Serif Type

Discover the human-inspired warmth of A1 Gothic—Japanese sans-serif with subtle brush-stroke elegance.

This image shows Featured visual of A1 Gothic in display use, highlighting soft curves and handwritten nuances

This image shows Featured visual of A1 Gothic in display use, highlighting soft curves and handwritten nuances

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