Karasuma Gothic

Name: Karasuma Gothic
Author: Genbuchan

Karasuma Gothic delivers clean, contemporary letterforms optimized for digital interfaces and modern design systems.

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Sans Serifby Genbuchan100% Accessible

Characters846

Glyphs1,015

Typography Tools

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Best Font Pairings for Karasuma Gothic

TypeSmith curates 4 expert font pairings for Karasuma Gothic, including combinations with Muro Sp, Bvllet and Tendeness.

Each pairing includes accessibility ratings, expert reasoning, and usage recommendations for web and print design.

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TypeSmith's interactive testing tool lets you preview Karasuma Gothic with any font combination in real-time, optimized for sans serif characteristics.

Adjust font sizes, weights, and see live typography specimens including editorial layouts, code editors, and UI components.

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Karasuma Gothic Editorial Specimen

Karasuma Gothic in Editorial Context

Karasuma Gothic is a sans serif typeface by Genbuchan suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Genbuchan

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Karasuma Gothic demonstrates editorial readability through balanced proportions and consistent stroke weight. As a sans serif typeface, it delivers clear letterforms that sustain reader engagement across extended passages of text.

The weight range of Karasuma Gothic supports typographic hierarchy within editorial layouts. Headline weights establish visual anchors while lighter weights maintain comfortable reading rhythm in body text columns.

Designed by Genbuchan, Karasuma Gothic balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Karasuma Gothic Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Karasuma Gothic Specimen

Karasuma Gothic

Karasuma Gothic is a sans serif typeface by Genbuchan built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Karasuma Gothic

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Tagline Pairings

Karasuma Gothic— sans serif typeface

Karasuma GothicBy Genbuchan

Karasuma GothicTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Karasuma Gothic Glyphs & Characters

Size48

Showing 62 of 187 charactersDouble-click to copy • Click for details

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Text Table

Body Copy

Karasuma Gothic Body Typography

TypeSmith provides optimized body text specifications for Karasuma Gothic, including recommended sizes, line heights, and letter spacing for long-form content. These settings ensure maximum readability across devices and screen sizes.

Karasuma Gothic demonstrates exceptional body text performance with balanced proportions and consistent stroke widths that enhance readability across paragraph lengths.

When setting Karasuma Gothic for body copy, TypeSmith recommends these optimized specifications. The carefully tuned metrics ensure comfortable reading at extended lengths while maintaining the typeface's distinctive character.

Karasuma Gothic small text sizes retain legibility through well-defined letterforms. Caption and footnote applications benefit from the font's clear x-height and open counters.

Element	Weight	Size	Line Height	Tracking	Preview
Body Text	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Karasuma Gothic delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Karasuma Gothic italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Karasuma Gothic bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Karasuma Gothic typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Karasuma Gothic typography specimen

.your-class { font-family: 'Karasuma Gothic'; }

Quick Start

Integrating Karasuma Gothic

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

<link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Karasuma+Gothic:400,700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

@import url('https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=Karasuma+Gothic:400,700&display=swap');

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Karasuma Gothic';
  src: url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Karasuma+Gothic:wght@400;700&display=swap');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Using Karasuma Gothic in CSS

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

 1.my-text {
 2  font-family: 'Karasuma Gothic', sans-serif;
 3  font-weight: 400;
 4}

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Karasuma Gothic', sans-serif;
 2
 3.my-text {
 4  font-family: $font-primary;
 5}

Tailwind CSS

config

Configure once, apply with utility classes.

 1// tailwind.config.js
 2module.exports = {
 3  theme: {
 4    extend: {
 5      fontFamily: {
 6        'karasuma-gothic': ['Karasuma Gothic', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-karasuma-gothic">Your text here</p>

About

Karasuma Gothic: A Closer Look

Genbuchan

Sans Serif

Open Source

Karasuma Gothic Typeface font is a contemporary Japanese-Latin grotesk by Genbuchan designed for modern bilingual applications. This basic family brings clean professionalism to projects requiring Japanese and Latin script harmony. Karasuma Gothic's balanced proportions ensure comfortable reading across both writing systems. The grotesk structure maintains professional neutrality for corporate communications. Particularly valuable for Japanese businesses with international presence. Works for documents, interfaces, and brand materials. Pairs with complementary fonts or stands alone for unified systems.

Karasuma Gothic was created by Genbuchan. The typeface demonstrates a commitment to typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Karasuma Gothic features no serif extensions on stroke terminals and stroke contrast ranging from monolinear to subtly modulated. These optical characteristics make it well-suited for screen-first digital products and web applications.

Karasuma Gothic is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 4 curated font pairings available. Extended language support spanning Cyrillic, Greek, and Latin Extended ensures reliable rendering across global audiences.

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Karasuma Gothic

Best Ways to Use Karasuma Gothic

Best Font Pairings for Karasuma Gothic

Test Karasuma Gothic Font Pairings Live

In Context

Karasuma Gothic Typography

Karasuma Gothic

Character Set

Type Scale

Karasuma Gothic Body Typography

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

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Typography Judgment

Classification

Accessibility

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Karasuma Gothic Accessibility Profile

Reading Karasuma Gothic: Legibility Factors

Readability Profile: Karasuma Gothic

Karasuma Gothic for Long-Form Content

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Design Tips for Karasuma Gothic

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