Hakkou Mincho
Hakkou Mincho (白光明朝) is a free mincho (serif) Japanese font derived from Noto Serif. Designed by designer named “lavsic”, The font takes the classic proportions of a traditional mincho and pushes them in an elegant new direction: horizontal strokes are thinned out and the overall form is stretched vertically, giving the characters a tall, graceful silhouette. Slit-like cutouts are introduced at certain points along the strokes, adding a lightness and airiness that makes the overall design feel almost ethereal.
What truly sets Hakkou Mincho apart is its defining decorative touch: star motifs are scattered throughout the character set, appearing on select glyphs at random to evoke a sparkling, fantastical atmosphere. It is a subtle flourish, but one that gives the font a distinctive personality suited to creative and imaginative projects. You can download this font for free and be used on commercial projects, and it was released under SIL Open Font License.
Usage Permission
- Free for personal, non-commercial, and commercial use.
- Released under SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1.
Link
To download, visit the page above and look for the button highlighted in the screenshot below. Click on the red button that says “Free Download” to start the download. Bear in mind that you will need to have a Pixiv account in order to download, which is rather easy to create. Once installed, you can select this font in your writing or design tools under the family name “HakkouMincho”.
Supported characters
- Hiragana and Katakana
- Kanji (Up to JIS Level 4 support)
- Alphanumerics
- Latin and Cyrillic scripts
- Symbols and Punctuations