Hasen G
Hasen G (破線G) is a free Japanese display font, modified based on the open-source font Source Han Sans by Adobe. The name is the combination of the word 破線, which means “dashed line,” and the G which stands for Gothic (ゴシック). Developed by Chiba Design, they ran the source material through filter processing in Glyphs, transforming its clean gothic strokes into a perforated, stitched outline effect — as if each character were bordered by a dotted sewing-machine line (ミシン目の縁取り). The result is bold, eye-catchy and giving a tactile, print-like feel.
This is a font suitable for headlines. The perforated edge gives it a punchy, crafted quality that works beautifully in poster design, event flyers, manga title cards, or any layout that needs strong type with personality. As for body type, this font might not do well as its design will make it really hard to read in smaller sizes in longer sentences.
Hasen G’s character coverage is substantial at approximately 8,200 characters, including JIS Level 2 kanji, hiragana, katakana, and alphanumerics. Besides that, it supports Cyrillic and Latin scripts. Hasen G is free for both personal and commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, inherited from its Source Han Sans roots.
Usage Permission
- Free for personal, non-commercial, and commercial use.
- Released under SIL Open Font License (OFL) 1.1.
Link
To download, visit the link above and you will see the highlighted download button as shown in the image below. You will need to have a Pixiv account to download, and it’s pretty easy to obtain one. Once installed, you can select this font in your writing or design tools under the family name “破線G”.
Supported characters
- Hiragana and Katakana
- Kanji (JIS Level 1 and 2)
- Alphanumerics
- Cyrillic and Latin scripts
- Symbols and Punctuations