East Asian Gothic typeface

Characteristics

Classifications

• Square sans, the classic sans-serif style in which the lines of the characters have squared ends.
• * Overlapping square sans - This style is similar to the square sans, but in places where strokes overlap, a margin is inserted between the strokes to distinguish the strokes.
• * Square new book - Uses narrow horizontal and thick vertical strokes, similar to typefaces such as Optima.
• Round sans, has rounded ends and corners to the lines of the characters. In some cases, short protruding stroke ends at intersections are eliminated to make glyphs look rounder. This is the style of typeface used for Japanese road signs.
• * Overlapping round sans - This is similar to the round sans, but in places where strokes overlap, a margin is inserted between the strokes to distinguish the strokes.
• * Rounded new book - Uses narrow horizontal and thick vertical strokes, along with rounded line ends and corners.
• Mixed art - Curved strokes are replaced by angled strokes with sharp or round corners.

  Sans-serif typefaces in computing