japan.ttf
Japan Font
Author's note
Japan font by Allen R. Walden is a free comic display typeface with a bold, inky personality. The tall, brushy J drops in like a swipe of a marker, while the rounded a, p, and n feel soft and bouncy, almost hand-cut from paper. Letters sit close and compact, creating chunky word shapes that read quickly and feel instantly playful.
Using Japan, your titles snap to attention on kids’ event posters, travel zines, restaurant menus, manga-inspired graphics, packaging, and quirky logo concepts. This free font shines at larger sizes where its thick strokes and quirky curves can really show. For longer text, pair Japan with a clean geometric sans in smaller type to keep things readable while letting the headline do the storytelling.
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Traced form an old Dover Book on handwritten type. This font is free for non-commercial use and donationware for commercial use. Make a donation through PayPal my account there is: turoturom@yahoo.es
Using Japan, your titles snap to attention on kids’ event posters, travel zines, restaurant menus, manga-inspired graphics, packaging, and quirky logo concepts. This free font shines at larger sizes where its thick strokes and quirky curves can really show. For longer text, pair Japan with a clean geometric sans in smaller type to keep things readable while letting the headline do the storytelling.
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Traced form an old Dover Book on handwritten type. This font is free for non-commercial use and donationware for commercial use. Make a donation through PayPal my account there is: turoturom@yahoo.es
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Allen R. Walden's Friendly Fonts (Unprotected. Please distribute freely.)
Font family
Japan
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Based on: Japanette
Full font name
Japan
Name table version
04-18-93
Postscript font name
Japan
Trademark notice
Software Friends, Inc. © 1993 (Friendly Fonts)
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Revision1
Glyph count86
Units per Em4096
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightSemi-bold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
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