# Katagami vs Noto Sans

The Noto project covers the scripts of Unicode across many fonts, and Noto Sans is its font for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. Katagami draws its own Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. It merges 19 scripts from the Noto Sans fonts and scales them to Katagami's x-height.

## Comparison table

|  | Katagami | Noto Sans |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Kevin Liu | Steve Matteson (Latin design), Google |
| Foundry or publisher | Self-published by Kevin Liu | Google (Noto project) |
| First released | 2026 | 2013 |
| License | SIL Open Font License 1.1 | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
| Free for commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Weights | 100 to 900, and 100 to 700 in Mono | 100 to 900 |
| Italics | Not yet | Yes |
| Variable axes | wght | wght 100 to 900, wdth 62.5 to 100 |
| Scripts | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic and 19 more scripts, 6,580 characters, plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean companions | Latin, Greek, Cyrillic; other scripts in separate Noto fonts |
| Notable features | Five members on one skeleton, small capitals, tabular figures, fractions, 16 character variants and 8 stylistic sets | Designed to harmonize with the script-specific Noto fonts |

## Differences in Katagami

- Katagami's Latin, Greek and Cyrillic are its own design. Its Devanagari, Arabic, Thai, Ethiopic and other merged scripts use Noto's outlines.
- Katagami adds Chinese, Japanese and Korean through four companion fonts built from Noto Sans SC, TC, JP and KR.

## Download and web setup

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Download it from the [download page](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/download), or link `katagami.css` and set the family. [Font-ify](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/convert) shows any website in Katagami.

```html
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts/katagami.css">
```

## Questions

**Is Katagami free for commercial use?**

Katagami is free for commercial use. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in commercial and non-commercial products.

**Is Noto Sans free for commercial use?**

Noto Sans is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Check the license at https://notofonts.github.io/latin-greek-cyrillic/ before you ship it.

**Sources**

- https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/fonts/main/ofl/notosans/METADATA.pb
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notofonts/noto-fonts/main/FAQ.md

The sources were checked on 2026-10-16.

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Source: https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-noto-sans