font-ipaexfont
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Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 004.01@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Fonts
Tags: fonts japanese typography ipa unicode
Install: brew install --cask font-ipaexfont
About:
IPAex Fonts is a high-quality Japanese font set provided by the Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA). It includes proportional Latin characters and fixed-width Japanese characters, ensuring excellent readability and proper alignment in multilingual documents. This package makes the fonts available system-wide via Homebrew for easy integration into development and design workflows.
Key Features:
  • Official Japanese font set from IPA
  • Supports both Japanese and Latin characters
  • Optimized for on-screen readability
  • Free to use and distribute
Use Cases:
  • Developing Japanese-language applications and websites
  • Creating documents that require consistent Japanese and Latin text rendering
  • System-wide font installation for consistent UI display
Alternatives:
  • font-noto-sans-cjk – Google's Noto Sans CJK offers broader language support (including Korean and Simplified Chinese) with a more modern aesthetic.
  • font-hiragino-sans – Hiragino Sans is a premium macOS system font with more advanced OpenType features and variable font support.
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