font-glow-sans-j-normal
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Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 0.93@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Tags: font typography japanese variable-font open-source design
Install: brew install --cask font-glow-sans-j-normal
About:
Glow Sans J Normal is a variable font from the Glow Sans family, designed for Japanese typography with a modern, geometric aesthetic. It offers extensive weight and width axes, allowing for fine-tuned typographic control in both print and digital design. Its primary value is providing a highly flexible and contemporary typeface optimized for Japanese text while maintaining Latin character support.
Key Features:
  • Variable font with weight and width axes
  • Optimized for Japanese character sets (Kanji, Kana)
  • Includes complementary Latin glyphs
  • Modern, geometric sans-serif design
  • Open-source and freely available
Use Cases:
  • User interface and web design for Japanese locales
  • Creating modern print materials like posters and magazines
  • Branding and logo design requiring a contemporary Japanese typeface
Alternatives:
  • M PLUS fonts – Another popular open-source Japanese font family, but with a more traditional design and less variable axis flexibility.
  • Noto Sans CJK – Google's comprehensive pan-CJK font with excellent language coverage, but a more neutral and less stylized aesthetic.
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