Adobe released the Kamono Kana series, composed of the three kana-only subset typeface families: Logo Line, Logo Arl and Logo Cut in the early 1990s. Now, the Kamono Kana typeface families can be used on Adobe Fonts.
The Logo Line typeface family, in particular, was used widely as glass-grid fonts for manual phototypesetting machines in the 1980s. Fundamental characteristics of the Logo Line design are shared with the other typeface families in the Kamono Kana series. Logo Line is characterized by the fluent horizontal line alignment and consistency, and the typeface is especially effective for display purposes. Each character is designed to be relatively large, with the curved elements of a stroke smoothly connected to the linear elements, which gives a brightness and gentleness. Four weight variations are available, and the typeface can be used for display purposes as well as a wider range of purposes.
(Please note this technical limitation before using the fonts: Fonts in this typeface family do not include alphanumeric characters other than full-width numbers. When the IME on your OS is used, “roma-ji” input characters will not be displayed.)
“Even if the times change, good things will continue to be used.”
Kamono Design Laboratory formed by the typeface designer, Minoru Kamono (1948–95) in 1978 has created a number of excellent Japanese typefaces. Minoru Kamono pursued the ideal of designing typefaces to be loved by everyone. We hope you will find his gently expressive typefaces useful.
As with everything from Adobe Fonts, you can use these fonts for:
Design Projects
Create images or vector artwork, including logos
Website Publishing
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PDFs
Embed fonts in PDFs for viewing and printing
Video and Broadcast
Use fonts to create in-house or commercial video content
How to Use
You may encounter slight variations in the name of this font, depending on where you use it. Here’s what to look for.
Desktop
In application font menus, this font will display:
{{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_family_name}} {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.preferred_subfamily_name}}Web
To use this font on your website, use the following CSS:
font-family: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.family.css_font_stack.replace('"', '').replace('",', ', ')}};
font-style: italicnormal;
font-weight: {{familyCtrl.selectedVariation.font.web.weight}};
Glyph Support & Stylistic Filters
Fonts in the Adobe Fonts library include support for many different languages, OpenType features, and typographic styles.