# Katagami > Katagami is a free, open-source type family with five members: Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono. Each member is a variable font with weights from 100 to 900, and the family sets 22 scripts plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Katagami is made by Kevin Liu, and the current version is 0.1. The source is at https://github.com/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami. Every page on https://katagami.kevinliu.studio has a Markdown twin at the same address with `.md`. ## Main pages - [Katagami: a free variable type family in five members](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/index.md): Katagami is a free, open-source type family with five members: Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono. Each member is a variable font with weights from 100 to 900, and the family sets 22 scripts plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean. - [Katagami glyphs: every character in five fonts](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/glyphs.md): Search every character in Katagami Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono by character, Unicode name or code point, and see each glyph on its metric lines. - [Katagami OpenType features: figures, small capitals and alternates](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/features.md): This page shows every OpenType feature in Katagami off and on, from tabular figures and fractions to small capitals, stylistic sets and code ligatures. Each feature comes with the CSS that turns it on. - [Where Katagami writes: a world map of languages in letters](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/map.md): The map draws the world in letters. Each land cell shows a letter of the language spoken there in Katagami, which sets the main language of places where 99.9 percent of people live. - [Font-ify: see any website in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/convert.md): Type an address and see the page with every font swapped for Katagami, side by side with the original. The rewrite runs in your browser. - [About Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/about.md): This page explains why Katagami was made, where its name comes from and how katagami paper stencils are cut. It also lists the credits. - [Katagami FAQ: license, web use, languages and features](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/faq.md): These answers cover commercial use under the SIL Open Font License, which member to use, web fonts, OpenType features, languages and how the fonts are made. - [Download Katagami: free variable fonts under the OFL](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/download.md): Katagami 0.1 has five variable TrueType fonts and four CJK companions. The page has install steps for macOS, Windows and Linux and a stylesheet for the web. ## Members - [Katagami Sans: a free variable sans serif for interfaces and display](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-sans.md): Katagami Sans is the core member of the family. It is a sans serif for interfaces and display with squared bowls, level cuts and square punctuation. It is variable from 100 to 900, has 6,580 characters and is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Katagami Round: a free rounded sans serif](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-round.md): Katagami Round squares its bowls less than Katagami Sans and rounds every sharp vertex. It is for interfaces and text that should look softer. It is variable from 100 to 900, has 6,580 characters and is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Katagami Text: a free sans serif for long reading](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-text.md): Katagami Text is the member for reading. It has a lower x-height, is set smaller and tighter, and has wider round letters and capitals. It is variable from 100 to 900, has 6,580 characters and is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Katagami Serif: a free serif font with rectangular serifs](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-serif.md): Katagami Serif is Katagami Text with rectangular serifs. Each serif ends square and meets the stroke in a short bracket. It is variable from 100 to 900, has 6,580 characters and is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Katagami Mono: a free monospace font for code](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/katagami-mono.md): Katagami Mono is Katagami Sans fitted to a monospace cell. It is for code, terminals and tables. It is variable from 100 to 700, has 3,283 characters and is free under the SIL Open Font License. ## Comparisons - [Katagami vs Inter: differences, coverage and license](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-inter.md): Katagami starts from Inter's open-source outlines, and both families are free under the SIL Open Font License. Katagami squares the curves and cuts terminals level. It adds a rounded member, a reading member, a serif and a mono, and it merges 19 more scripts. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs Geist: two free type families compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-geist.md): Geist and Katagami are both free families with a sans and a mono under the SIL Open Font License. Katagami adds a rounded sans, a reading face and a serif, and sets 22 scripts plus Chinese, Japanese and Korean. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Mono vs Geist Mono: free monospace fonts compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-mono-vs-geist-mono.md): Katagami Mono and Geist Mono are free monospace fonts under the SIL Open Font License. Each one has a sans in the same family to pair with. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Mono vs JetBrains Mono: monospace fonts for code](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-mono-vs-jetbrains-mono.md): Both are free monospace fonts for code under the SIL Open Font License. JetBrains Mono turns its code ligatures on by default. Katagami Mono keeps them off until you turn on dlig. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Mono vs Fira Code: ligatures, weights and license](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-mono-vs-fira-code.md): Fira Code is a monospace font built around programming ligatures. Katagami Mono has a small set of code ligatures that stay off by default. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs IBM Plex: free superfamilies compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-ibm-plex.md): IBM Plex and Katagami are both free families with a sans, a serif and a mono under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Mono vs IBM Plex Mono](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-mono-vs-ibm-plex-mono.md): Both are free monospace fonts under the SIL Open Font License, and each is part of a larger family. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Serif vs IBM Plex Serif](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-serif-vs-ibm-plex-serif.md): Both are free serifs under the SIL Open Font License that pair with a sans and a mono from the same family. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs Roboto: free sans serifs compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-roboto.md): Roboto is Google's interface typeface. Katagami Sans is a squared sans with four sibling members, and it is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs SF Pro: a free alternative for interfaces](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-sf-pro.md): SF Pro is Apple's system typeface, and its license covers designing interfaces for Apple platforms. Katagami is free to use and ship in any product under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs Helvetica: a free sans serif alternative](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-helvetica.md): Helvetica is a commercial typeface licensed from Monotype. Katagami Sans is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Mono vs Berkeley Mono: free and commercial monospace](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-mono-vs-berkeley-mono.md): Berkeley Mono is a commercial monospace font. Katagami Mono was measured against it for its cell and arms, contains none of its outlines, and is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Sans vs Camber: squared sans serifs compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-sans-vs-camber.md): Camber is a commercial sans with squared curves. Katagami Sans was measured against it for proportion and curve shape, contains none of its outlines, and is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Text vs PP Mori: proportions for reading](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-text-vs-pp-mori.md): PP Mori is a commercial sans. Katagami Text was measured against its proportions, contains none of its outlines, and is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Serif vs NewsSerif: free and commercial serifs](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-serif-vs-newsserif.md): NewsSerif is a commercial serif family by Character Type. It was measured as a reference for the first Katagami Serif. Katagami Serif contains none of its outlines and is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Serif vs Signifier: rectangular serifs compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-serif-vs-signifier.md): Signifier is a commercial serif by Kris Sowersby at Klim Type Foundry. Katagami Serif follows Signifier's published design notes for rectangular baseline serifs, triangular head serifs and chopped terminals. Katagami Serif contains none of its outlines and is free under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami Serif vs Source Serif 4: free serifs compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-serif-vs-source-serif.md): Source Serif 4 and Katagami Serif are both free serifs under the SIL Open Font License. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. - [Katagami vs Noto Sans: multilingual coverage compared](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/compare/katagami-vs-noto-sans.md): 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. A table sets their license, weights, axes, scripts and features side by side. ## Guides - [Free monospace fonts for code: Katagami Mono and others](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts-for/coding.md): A monospace font for code needs one width for every character, distinct look-alike characters and ligatures you can turn off. Katagami Mono, JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, IBM Plex Mono, Geist Mono and Berkeley Mono are compared on license, weights, axes and features. - [Free fonts for interfaces: Katagami Sans and Round](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts-for/interfaces.md): An interface font needs tabular figures, distinct look-alike characters, enough weights, coverage for your languages and a license for embedding. Katagami Sans and Round are compared with Inter, Geist, Roboto, SF Pro and IBM Plex Sans. - [Free fonts for long reading: Katagami Text and Serif](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts-for/reading.md): Long text needs a moderate x-height, spacing set for body sizes and bold weights that stay open. Katagami Text and Katagami Serif are free typefaces for articles, documentation and books. - [A free font for many languages: Katagami's coverage](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/fonts-for/many-languages.md): Katagami sets the main language of places where 99.9 percent of people live. It draws Latin, Greek and Cyrillic, merges 19 more scripts and sets Chinese, Japanese and Korean with companion fonts. - [Katagami is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/free-for-commercial-use.md): Katagami is free for commercial use under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license allows use in apps, websites and print, and it asks you to keep the license with the files and to rename changed versions. ## Explainers - [Variable fonts and Katagami's weight axis](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/variable-fonts.md): A variable font holds a whole range of a design in one file. Katagami's weight axis runs from 100 to 900, its files name their styles, and CSS can set any weight in between. - [OpenType features in CSS: tabular figures, small caps and alternates](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/opentype-features.md): OpenType features are substitutions that a font carries and a browser applies on request. CSS turns them on with font-variant and font-feature-settings, and Katagami Sans has 41 features you can switch. - [Squared curves and the handle fraction in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/squared-curves.md): How far a curve's handles reach toward its corner decides how square a bowl looks. A table gives the handle fraction f for a circle and for Katagami Text, Round and Sans. - [Katagami stencils for dyeing cloth](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/katagami-stencils.md): Katagami are Japanese paper stencils for dyeing cloth, and the word 型紙 means pattern paper. They are cut by hand in Suzuka with four cutting methods. - [Fonts in coding agents: what a terminal font has to draw](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/fonts-in-coding-agents.md): Coding agents print their interface as text in a terminal grid. The font has to draw their box-drawing, block, Braille and status characters at one cell width, and each terminal has its own setting for Katagami Mono. - [Agent-native fonts: a font an agent can find, read and install](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/learn/agent-native-fonts.md): An agent needs readable text, an index, a license it can act on, stable addresses and facts as data before it can use a font. Katagami publishes each of these and offers a prompt for a coding agent. ## Scripts - [Latin in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/latin.md): Katagami draws Latin in its own design. The map has 149 languages written in Latin, and they have 4.7 billion speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Greek in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/greek.md): Katagami draws Greek in its own design. The map has one language written in Greek, and it has 12.2 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Cyrillic in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/cyrillic.md): Katagami draws Cyrillic in its own design. The map has 22 languages written in Cyrillic, and they have 291.5 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Devanagari in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/devanagari.md): Katagami merges Devanagari from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 8 languages written in Devanagari, and they have 777.1 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Arabic in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/arabic.md): Katagami merges Arabic from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 15 languages written in Arabic, and they have 994.9 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Bengali in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/bengali.md): Katagami merges Bengali from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 2 languages written in Bengali, and they have 298.2 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Gurmukhi in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/gurmukhi.md): Katagami merges Gurmukhi from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Gurmukhi, and it has 219.6 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Gujarati in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/gujarati.md): Katagami merges Gujarati from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Gujarati, and it has 65.6 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Odia in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/odia.md): Katagami merges Odia from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Odia, and it has 45.1 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Tamil in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/tamil.md): Katagami merges Tamil from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Tamil, and it has 90.6 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Telugu in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/telugu.md): Katagami merges Telugu from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Telugu, and it has 101.5 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Kannada in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/kannada.md): Katagami merges Kannada from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Kannada, and it has 52.1 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Malayalam in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/malayalam.md): Katagami merges Malayalam from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Malayalam, and it has 45.9 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Sinhala in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/sinhala.md): Katagami merges Sinhala from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Sinhala, and it has 14.9 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Thai in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/thai.md): Katagami merges Thai from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Thai, and it has 55.9 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Lao in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/lao.md): Katagami merges Lao from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Lao, and it has 5.5 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Myanmar in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/myanmar.md): Katagami merges Myanmar from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 2 languages written in Myanmar, and they have 40.9 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Ethiopic in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/ethiopic.md): Katagami merges Ethiopic from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 5 languages written in Ethiopic, and they have 53.5 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Hebrew in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/hebrew.md): Katagami merges Hebrew from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has 2 languages written in Hebrew, and they have 10.3 million speakers in total. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Armenian in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/armenian.md): Katagami merges Armenian from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Armenian, and it has 5.4 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Georgian in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/georgian.md): Katagami merges Georgian from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Georgian, and it has 4.3 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Khmer in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/khmer.md): Katagami merges Khmer from Noto Sans and scales it to Katagami's x-height. The map has one language written in Khmer, and it has 15.2 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Chinese (Simplified) in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/chinese-simplified.md): Katagami sets Chinese (Simplified) with a CJK companion font. The map has one language written in Chinese (Simplified), and it has 1.3 billion speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Chinese (Traditional) in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/chinese-traditional.md): Katagami sets Chinese (Traditional) with a CJK companion font. The map has one language written in Chinese (Traditional), and it has 81.5 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Japanese in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/japanese.md): Katagami sets Japanese with a CJK companion font. The map has one language written in Japanese, and it has 117.6 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Korean in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/korean.md): Katagami sets Korean with a CJK companion font. The map has one language written in Korean, and it has 79.3 million speakers. Katagami is free under the SIL Open Font License. - [Katagami does not cover Tibetan yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/tibetan.md): Katagami does not cover Tibetan yet. The map has 2 languages written in Tibetan, and they have 3.5 million speakers in total. - [Katagami does not cover Tifinagh yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/tifinagh.md): Katagami does not cover Tifinagh yet. The map has 2 languages written in Tifinagh, and they have 11.5 million speakers in total. - [Katagami does not cover Thaana yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/thaana.md): Katagami does not cover Thaana yet. The map has one language written in Thaana, and it has 385 thousand speakers. - [Katagami does not cover N'Ko yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/nko.md): Katagami does not cover N'Ko yet. The map has one language written in N'Ko, and it has 699 thousand speakers. - [Katagami does not cover Vai yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/vai.md): Katagami does not cover Vai yet. The map has one language written in Vai, and it has 207 thousand speakers. - [Katagami does not cover Ol Chiki yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/ol-chiki.md): Katagami does not cover Ol Chiki yet. The map has one language written in Ol Chiki, and it has 7.8 million speakers. - [Katagami does not cover Coptic yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/coptic.md): Katagami does not cover Coptic yet. The map has one language written in Coptic, and it has 6.7 million speakers. - [Katagami does not cover Hanifi Rohingya yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/hanifi-rohingya.md): Katagami does not cover Hanifi Rohingya yet. The map has one language written in Hanifi Rohingya, and it has 1.9 million speakers. - [Katagami does not cover Canadian syllabics yet](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/scripts/canadian-syllabics.md): Katagami does not cover Canadian syllabics yet. The map has one language written in Canadian syllabics, and it has 43 thousand speakers. ## Languages - [Languages in Katagami](https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/languages.md): The map has 234 languages, and each one has its own page.