GT Maru
Family overview
- GT Maru
- Light Oblique
- Regular Oblique
- Medium Oblique
- Bold Oblique
- Black Oblique
- Mono
- Light Oblique
- Regular Oblique
- Medium Oblique
- Bold Oblique
- Black Oblique
- Mega
- Mini
- Midi
- Maxi
- Emoji
- Color
- Black and White
Subfamilies
- LightKansai is the geographical term for the area of western Honshū surrounding Osaka
- Light ObliqueWith omu and raisu being derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the English words omelette and rice
- RegularJapan usually follows the botanical names of the taxonomy from Tyôzaburô Tanaka
- Regular ObliqueA street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935
- MediumOmurice is an example of yōshoku, a Western-influenced style of Japanese cuisine
- Medium ObliqueShibuya is famous for its scramble crossing, called Shibuya Crossing
- BoldCurry sauce is served on top of cooked rice to make curry rice
- Bold ObliqueHowever, the best quality ramen is usually only available in specialist ramen-ya restaurants
- BlackThe Urban Employment Area is called Metropolitan Employment Area
- Black ObliqueThe airport island link to the mainland via the Sky Gate Bridge R
- Settings
Typeface information
GT Maru is an ode to rounded English characters found on signage across Japan. The typeface is the result of this design exploration into roundness — or maru — in the Latin alphabet. It combines the warmth and flow of sign painting with the mechanical quality of engraved letters.
Typeface features
OpenType features enable smart typography. You can use these features in most Desktop applications, on the web, and in your mobile apps. Each typeface contains different features. Below are the most important features included in GT Maru’s fonts:
- SS01
- Single-Story a & g
Higashi
- SS02
- Alternate exclam
¡Capital!
- SS01
- Single-story g
Nagoya
- SS02
- Alternate l
Formerly
- SS03
- Alternate exclam
¡Edo!
- SS04
- Outline
Uehara
- SS05
- Outline Shaded
Shōken
- SS06
- Glow
Ujigawa
- SS07
- Outline Glow
Chiba
- SS08
- Outline Shaded Glow
Kadoma
Typeface Minisite
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- Visit the GT Maru minisite to discover more about the typeface family’s history and design concept.
GT Maru in use