Morisawa Inc. and Type Bank Co.
Morisawa Inc. is credited on four families in the library. All of them were added in 2022. By class: two sans serifs, two serifs. Type Bank Co. shares the credit on 4 families of them, so both names lead to this page.
The familiesIn order of addition, each name set in its own outlines
BIZ UDGothicSans serif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)
BIZ UDMinchoSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)
BIZ UDPGothicSans serif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)
BIZ UDPMinchoSerif · 2022 · weights 400–700 (2)
Range of the work
The lowercase runs from BIZ UDMincho, the shortest at 540 units per 1,000 em, to BIZ UDPGothic at 565. In width, BIZ UDGothic is the narrowest (500) and BIZ UDPGothic the widest (620). Beyond Latin, the families cover three subsets: Cyrillic, Greek Extended, Japanese. Measured against the medians of their own classes, four of the four families with ascenders have a taller x-height, two of all four set a wider lowercase and none a darker one.
Against the class medianDifferences from the median of each family’s class, per 1,000 em; ink in percentage points
| Family | Class | x-height | Width | Ink | Weights | Subsets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIZ UDMincho | Serif | +58 | −14 | −10 pts | 400–700 (2) | 5 |
| BIZ UDPMincho | Serif | +58 | +81 | −8 pts | 400–700 (2) | 5 |
| BIZ UDGothic | Sans serif | +46 | −22 | −3 pts | 400–700 (2) | 5 |
| BIZ UDPGothic | Sans serif | +46 | +99 | −2 pts | 400–700 (2) | 5 |