Malgun Gothic(Korean:맑은 고딕;RR:Malgeun Godik) is aKoreansans-seriftypefacedeveloped bySandoll Communications,with hinting by Monotype Imaging,[1]as a replacement ofDotumandGulimas the default system font for theKorean language.It was first shipped withWindows VistaandWindows Server 2008,being available to download later forWindows XPandWindows Server 2003users.[2]The name "malgun" means "clear" in Korean, thus making a direct translation of the font's name "Clear Gothic."
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| Category | Sans-serif |
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| Designer(s) | Kyoung-bae Lee, Daekwon Kim |
| Foundry | Sandoll Communications |
| Design based on | Segoe UI |
Characteristics
editThe font usesSegoe UIfor Latin text, while the Korean glyphs are created based on the typeface ofHunminjeongeum,and streamlined with modern form of characters as well as upright and well-regulated strokes. The font supportsKS X 1001character set, but unlike Dotum and Gulim, there are no Han ideographic glyphs (Windows will pull from the Gulim hanja set instead) initially, and the fonts do not include half-width fixed Latin glyphs. There are hanja designed for Malgun Gothic by ChinaType Design, Monotype Imaging Inc. and they were released whenWindows 8released. The glyphs aren't rounded at the terminals.
Windows Vistaincludes two romanweightsof the font.
Windows 10changed glyph characteristics.
Incompatibilities
editIn contrast toSegoe UI,Malgun Gothic does not display thebackslash\typographical mark correctly. While Segoe UI renders the backslash mark as expected, Malgun Gothic displays the symbol₩of theSouth Korean Woninstead.
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Microsoft Typography: Malgun Gothic
- Korean ClearType fonts for Windows XP
- United States Design Patent 528,589covers Malgun Gothic
- United States Design Patent 521,055covers Malgun Gothic Bold
- Sandoll Communications, Inc. page:Korean,English
- Sandoll 2008 brochure[permanent dead link]contains info on Malgun Gothic