Sawarabi Gothic

Name: Sawarabi Gothic
Author: Hiroshi Inagaki

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

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Sans Serifby Hiroshi Inagaki85% Accessible

Characters256

Glyphs307

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Best Font Pairings for Sawarabi Gothic

TypeSmith curates 3 expert font pairings for Sawarabi Gothic, including combinations with IM FELL French Canon PRO, Kiwi Maru and Literata Book.

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 Sawarabi 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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Sawarabi Gothic Editorial Specimen

Sawarabi Gothic in Editorial Context

Sawarabi Gothic is a sans serif typeface by Hiroshi Inagaki suited for editorial layouts and long-form reading.

Hiroshi Inagaki

Typeface Designer • Sans Serif

Sawarabi 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 Sawarabi 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 Hiroshi Inagaki, Sawarabi Gothic balances personality with function — providing enough character to establish visual identity without compromising the legibility that editorial contexts demand.

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Sawarabi Gothic Typography

A sans serif typeface for UI components.

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Sawarabi Gothic Specimen

Sawarabi Gothic

Sawarabi Gothic is a sans serif typeface by Hiroshi Inagaki built for display contexts.

2 WeightsSans Serif Typeface

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Tagline Pairings

Sawarabi Gothic— sans serif typeface

Sawarabi GothicBy Hiroshi Inagaki

Sawarabi GothicTYPE

Editorial

Magazine-style headline and body text layout

Character Set

Sawarabi Gothic Glyphs & Characters

Size48

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

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789

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Body Copy

Sawarabi Gothic Used As Body Text

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

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

When setting Sawarabi 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.

Sawarabi 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	Sawarabi Gothic delivers excellent readability for body copy
Italicized	Regular Italic	16px	24px	0.5px	Sawarabi Gothic italic provides elegant emphasis
Bold	Bold	16px	24px	0.5px	Sawarabi Gothic bold creates strong visual hierarchy
Small Caps	Regular	16px	24px	0.5px	Sawarabi Gothic typography specimen
Secondary Text	Medium	14px	20px	0.5px	Sawarabi Gothic typography specimen

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

Quick Start

Sawarabi Gothic Implementation Guide

HTML Link Tag

Add to your <head> section

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

CSS @import

Add at top of your stylesheet

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

CSS @font-face

Self-host the font files

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Sawarabi Gothic';
  src: url('https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Sawarabi+Gothic');
  font-display: swap;
}

Implementation

Code Snippets for Sawarabi Gothic

Standard CSS

css

Apply directly to any CSS class or selector.

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

SCSS Variable

scss

Define once, use throughout your stylesheet.

 1$font-primary: 'Sawarabi 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        'sawarabi-gothic': ['Sawarabi Gothic', 'sans-serif'],
 7      },
 8    },
 9  },
10}
11
12// Usage in HTML
13<p class="font-sawarabi-gothic">Your text here</p>

About

Exploring Sawarabi Gothic's Design

Hiroshi Inagaki

Sans Serif

Open Source

As a sans-serif typeface, Sawarabi Gothic features mathematical proportions and precise geometry, making it well-suited for mobile applications. Its modern aesthetic and clean lines contribute to its versatile character. Particularly effective for digital interfaces and corporate branding, Sawarabi Gothic adapts confidently across design contexts. Extended language coverage includes Sawarabi Gothic is a font that primarily supports Japanese, including a wide range of kanji characte....

Sawarabi Gothic comes from the work of Hiroshi Inagaki. The typeface reflects a focus on typographic detail, visible in its letterform construction and optical balance.

As a Sans Serif typeface in the Vox-ATypI Lineal classification, Sawarabi 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 corporate identity systems requiring neutrality.

Sawarabi Gothic is available in a single weight, offering focused typographic consistency for both digital and print applications, with 3 font pairings curated. Standard Latin character coverage serves the majority of Western typographic workflows.

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Best Ways to Use Sawarabi Gothic

Best Font Pairings for Sawarabi Gothic

Test Sawarabi Gothic Font Pairings Live

In Context

Sawarabi Gothic Typography

Sawarabi Gothic

Character Set

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Sawarabi Gothic Used As Body Text

Quick Start

HTML Link Tag

CSS @import

CSS @font-face

Implementation

Standard CSS

SCSS Variable

Tailwind CSS

About

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