Designers and developers looking for a unique, traditional font style can explore Genseki Font, a free font family derived from Source Han Sans. Genseki Font is designed to recreate the retro style of traditional black fonts, offering a warm and classic feel. It is available for personal and commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
Genseki Font is characterized by its traditional printing style and retro phototypesetting feel. It is available in TrueType format (.ttf) and supports various languages, including Traditional Chinese and Japanese. The font family includes multiple weights, such as Light, Medium, Regular, Bold, and Heavy.
The font has undergone several updates, with the latest version (Ver2.100) introducing improvements such as refined glyphs for certain characters and enhanced support for specific languages. The font is available in different versions, including TW (Traditional Chinese), TC (Traditional Chinese with classic glyphs), JP (Japanese), and PJP (Proportional Japanese).
To use Genseki Font, download the ZIP file from the GitHub repository, extract the contents, and install the desired font files (.ttf or .otf) on your system. The font is compatible with various operating systems, including macOS and Windows.
Genseki Font is based on the Source Han Sans font developed by Adobe and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Users can freely use, distribute, and modify the font, subject to the terms of the license.