With this newly released Variable Font version of Source Han Sans, you can freely specify and select a stroke weight from within a range, not limited to the seven existing weights. This latest technological outcome enables the Pan-CJK fonts to meet a wider scope of needs.
Version: 2.004
Japanese: All Adobe-Japan1-6 kanji (a superset of those in JIS X 0208, JIS X 0213 & JIS X 0212)
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Open source details
Source Han Sans JP - Japanese Subset Variable is available via an open source license. You're free to use it with your Adobe Fonts account just as you would any other font in the Adobe Fonts library. For information regarding other uses of Source Han Sans JP - Japanese Subset Variable, see copyright and license details for Source Han Sans JP VF ExtraLight.
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-variation-settings: {{familyCtrl.getFontVariationSettingsCSS()}};
Glyph Support & Stylistic Filters
Fonts in the Adobe Fonts library include support for many different languages, OpenType features, and typographic styles.