Licensing & Core Factoid Summary
IBM Plex Sans JP is a Senza grazie (Sans-serif) typeface designed by Mike Abbink; Paul van der Laan; Pieter van Rosmalen; Wujin Sim; Yejin Wi; Jinhee Kim; Boomi Park; Yona Kim; Kichan Ma, published under Open Source (SIL OFL) (Official License). Includes 5 weight(s)/style(s). Last verified: 2026-06-10.
About This Font
IBM Plex Sans JP is a sans-serif typeface designed by Mike Abbink, Paul van der Laan, Pieter van Rosmalen, Wujin Sim, Yejin Wi, Jinhee Kim, Boomi Park, Yona Kim, and Kichan Ma, and manufactured by Sandoll Inc. This font is part of the IBM Plex superfamily and is tailored for Japanese and Latin scripts, with additional support for Greek, Cyrillic, and simplified Chinese (zh-CN). It is licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL), allowing free use, modification, and redistribution with proper attribution. The family includes five weights from ExtraLight to Medium, making it suitable for a wide range of digital and print applications.
Key Features
- Optimized for Japanese typography with balanced proportions and clear legibility
- Supports Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and simplified Chinese characters alongside Japanese kana and kanji
- Available in five weights: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Bold, and Medium
- Clean, geometric sans-serif design with a modern corporate aesthetic
- Delivered in TTF format for broad compatibility across operating systems
Recommended Use Cases
Font Information
- Font Family
- IBM Plex Sans JP
- Tipo di font
- Sans-serif
- Designer
- Mike Abbink; Paul van der Laan; Pieter van Rosmalen; Wujin Sim; Yejin Wi; Jinhee Kim; Boomi Park; Yona Kim; Kichan Ma
- Foundry
- Sandoll Inc.
- Licenza
- OFL
- File Formats
- TTF
- Font Weights
- Thin, Light, Regular, Bold, Medium
- Dimensione file
- 2.29 MB
- Data di rilascio
- 2025-05-16
- Last Updated
- 2026-06-10
Copyright
Copyright 2018 IBM Corp. All rights reserved. This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1. This license is available with a FAQ at: http://scripts.sil.org/OFL