Katakana Font

Katakana family consisting of 3 fonts
Katakana TrueTypePersonal use
katakana.ttf

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Author's note

Katakana font by R. Bernard is a free Japanese decorative typeface that captures the feel of quick, inky brushstrokes. The strokes curve softly and taper at the ends, giving text a handwritten energy rather than a stiff, mechanical look. It feels casual but still clearly legible, like notes dashed off on textured paper for a street-food stall or festival banner.

Using Katakana, this free font shines on ramen shop logos, manga-inspired posters, game interfaces, anime watch-party flyers, packaging, and bold social graphics. Its flowing rhythm pulls the eye along a line of text, adding movement and character wherever you need a strong Japanese accent. Try pairing Katakana with a clean geometric sans for body copy and let this typeface handle headlines and short phrases at larger sizes.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
(C) R. BERNARD 96
Font family
Katakana
Font subfamily
Medium
Unique subfamily identification
DTP-Katakana
Full font name
Katakana
Name table version
Version 1.00
Postscript font name
Katakana
Trademark notice
Created by Type-Designer 2.5

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
MacintoshRoman

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count75
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classScripts
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly right to left glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
katakana.ttf
katakana,pipe.TTF
katakana,block.TTF
katakana,pipe TrueTypeFreeware
katakana,pipe.TTF
katakana,block TrueTypeFreeware
katakana,block.TTF