Author's note

In Katakana font is a free Japanese brush typeface with thick, inky strokes that feel like they were pulled straight from a calligrapher’s brush. The forms are slightly uneven and rugged at the edges, giving your text a tactile, handmade energy that’s bold but still readable at a glance. It brings a raw, expressive mood that instantly signals Japanese culture without looking generic or overpolished.

Using In Katakana, your titles jump off the page on ramen shop menus, manga covers, event posters, streetwear graphics, game interfaces, and YouTube thumbnails. The chunky shapes hold up well at larger sizes, so let this free font handle headlines while a clean sans-serif supports smaller English text.

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In_katakana font character map

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In_katakana font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Generated by Fontographer 4.1J
Font family
In_katakana
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1J In_katakana
Full font name
In_katakana
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1J 03.4.20
Postscript font name
Inkatakana

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2003-04-20
Revision1
Glyph count87
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
IN_KATAK.TTF
IN_KANJI.TTF
IN_ALPHA.TTF