Identified & documented fonts, obscure & otherwise from games & other media. Created by @KaihatsuYT Was not affiliated with any companies. いかなる会社とも提携していなかった。
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Fontendo is no-longer active.
フォン天堂の活動を終了しました。
Archive / 投稿アーカイブ: fonten.do
Videos / 動画: kaih.at/KU1yN
Future font-related posts & videos will be via @KaihatsuYT.
今後のフォント関連の投稿や動画は上記アカウントでお知らせします。
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Thought it was about time I updated this chart.
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Taiko no Tatsujin is changing the fonts used in the arcade version of the game.
Likely a result of Monotype's acquisition of Fontworks and their decision to hike up prices more than tenfold. Even though it was sort of walked back, it got developers rattled enough to ditch them.
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PSA for companies looking to slap Japanese text on merch because it "looks cool". You need to double check your typesetting with a native speaker.
When setting Japanese text vertically, the chouonpu (dash indicating an elongated vowel) is a vertical, not horizontal line.
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Helvetica works well for Backrooms as it's used everywhere, especially standardised signage. Same with Highway Gothic on American road signs. Quotidian interaction via public transport and corporate spaces leads to this liminal vibe. Uncanny as they're not meant to be remembered.
I have re-released my personal website which contains information about fonts I have created, with some available to download.
Please note the downloads are old versions as I am unable to release updates at this time. This site also excludes any of my official type design work.
After many years of "maintenance", I'm proud to release my improved website! On there you'll find info about what I do in Japan, as well as my most recent videos and previous fonts I made as a student (and some newer projects).
Please do check it out! kaihat.su
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All of the fonts used by NHK over the years to announce the dissolution of the House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan). They started out with Fontworks fonts, before moving on to Dynacomware. Now they use UD Reimin by Morisawa.
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> Gives glyphs to the Chinese Room
> Uses a Japanese font
#amazingdigitalcircus
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Due to both domestic backlash and international coverage, Monotype Japan has announced that it is extending its game-embedding subscription of its LETS font programme until March 2026, while promising to develop a new subscription programme tailored to the Japanese market.
【大切なお知らせ】 LETS ゲーム組込オプションに関するご案内
以下に記載のオプション（特約）ライセンスが付帯するLETS契約につきましては2025年11月29日以降の契約更新受付の終了をお伝えいたしましたが、期限を2026年3月31日まで延長することといたします。
対象のオプション（特約）ライセンス：
・フォントワークス LETS アプリ・ゲーム組込オプション
・Monotype LETSゲーム組込みオプション
※ Deviceライセンスも対象です。
※ 再受付開始予定日：2026年1月中(対象ユーザーには決定次第メールにて案内予定)
詳細は下記URLよりご確認いただけます。
当社は「Monotype Fonts」を中心に、より充実したラインアップと継続的なバージョンアップを進めてまいります。お客様により価値あるサービスをご提供できるよう努めてまいりますので、 引き続きご理解とご協力を賜りますようお願い申し上げます。
monotype.com/ja/company/news…
While Fontendo is no-longer active, for those interested in learning a little more about the Japanese type design industry (and the reasons why Fontendo went inactive), please check out the two following podcasts which I was recently interviewed on.
Anyway, for some insight into the Japanese type design industry and what it's like to work as a type (font) designer in Japan, check out these two podcasts I was interviewed on:
Tokyo Game Life: tokyogamelife.com/episode/ni…
Japan Station: japankyo.com/2025/09/he-went…
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For people panicking about what this means for certain games:
No, this will not affect already released games like Splatoon 3. Big developers like Nintendo don’t license fonts the way smeller devs did, and Nintendo owns the rights to any custom projects produced by Fontworks.
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Since the acquisition was announced I was expecting that things would get worse for customers that stuck with Fontworks as it was subsumed into Monotype.
Good opportunity for their Japanese competitors to step in. Shame that Fontworks will probably lose its position this way.
Japanese game developers face ridiculously high font license fees following US acquisition of major domestic provider
Live-service games are expected to take the biggest blow
automaton-media.com/en/news/…
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I renewed this domain recently and it’s looking like it’s going to cost about $60 a year to run… I’m not a fan of soliciting donations like this but if anyone would like to support the legacy of Fontendo then please follow the link on the main page to donate!
As mentioned in the new Fontendo video, all of Fontendo’s posts are now also archived on a website!
Feel free to use fonten.do as a point of reference when looking up fonts in games.
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I was invited on to this podcast to talk about Japanese typefaces and how I got into type design, and moved to Japan.
Thank you for bringing me on to talk!
👉Ever wonder about the origins of the #Nintendo logo?
That's one of the topics I cover in the latest Japan Station podcast
Featuring guest @KaihatsuYT, a professional font designer in #Japan originally from the UK
Tons of GREAT info
LISTEN NOW👇
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I was invited on to talk about fonts in games. Thanks for having me!
✨NEW EPISODE 💯✨
Featuring:
🔠 Nintendo Fonts w/ @KaihatsuYT
🔮 Kirby Star-Crossed World
🥸 Hello, Mario!
Listen now! 👇
tokyogamelife.com/episode/ni…
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Fontendo is no-longer active.
フォン天堂の活動を終了しました。
Archive / 投稿アーカイブ: fonten.do
Videos / 動画: kaih.at/KU1yN
Future font-related posts & videos will be via @KaihatsuYT.
今後のフォント関連の投稿や動画は上記アカウントでお知らせします。
[NEW VIDEO / 新しい動画]
I have just uploaded a short follow-up to this video, with some news about the FanRan typeface which I introduced as the closest typeface to Nintendo's Japanese logo.
Link in the next tweet.
