font-takaoex ☆

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Type: Cask | Latest Version: 00201.01@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Fonts

Tags: fonts japanese typography open-source cjk display

Install: brew install --cask font-takaoex

About:
TakaoEx is an extended Japanese font family derived from the Noto Sans Japanese project, offering comprehensive glyph coverage for modern Japanese text rendering. It provides high-quality, open-source typefaces optimized for screen readability, making it a robust alternative to proprietary Japanese fonts. The font supports a wide range of characters, including kanji, hiragana, katakana, and Latin scripts, ensuring versatile use across various applications.

Key Features:

Extensive Japanese character coverage including JIS X 0208, JIS X 0213, and JIS X 0212 standards
Open-source license (SIL Open Font License) allowing free use and modification
Optimized for on-screen readability with balanced spacing and hinting
Includes multiple weights for typographic flexibility

Use Cases:

System-wide Japanese font replacement on macOS for improved text rendering
Development environments requiring consistent Japanese text display
Document creation and typesetting with comprehensive character support

Alternatives:

Noto Sans Japanese – TakaoEx is based on Noto Sans but provides extended JIS X 0212 support and is specifically packaged for macOS
Hiragino Sans – Apple's default Japanese font; TakaoEx offers open-source alternative with broader character coverage
Source Han Sans – Similar open-source CJK font family; TakaoEx focuses specifically on Japanese text with macOS optimization

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 5, 2025 2:18pm	00201.01	0	VERSION_BUMP	01c454a0