Nanum Gothic
sans-serif · Designed by Sandoll Communication
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Nanum Gothic is a clean, humanist sans-serif designed specifically to support the Korean Hangul script alongside Latin characters. Its strokes are moderate in weight with a slightly warm, open quality that avoids the cold rigidity of many geometric sans-serifs. The letterforms are well-balanced and legible at small sizes, making it reliable rather than flashy. It carries a professional, approachable tone without strong stylistic personality, which makes it easy to deploy across a range of contexts without clashing with other design elements.
Given its strong legibility at small sizes and its bilingual Korean-Latin support, Nanum Gothic works well as a body or interface font for apps and websites targeting Korean-speaking audiences or international platforms that need consistent multilingual rendering. It is a practical choice for corporate or government websites where clarity and neutrality are priorities over expressive branding. Editorial platforms that publish long-form content in Korean can also rely on it for sustained readability across paragraphs and captions without reader fatigue.
Best suited for: Body text and interface typography for multilingual platforms, corporate communications, and editorial content requiring reliable legibility across Korean and Latin scripts.
Design considerations: The available weights (regular, 700, 800) support hierarchy and emphasis without requiring additional font families. Its moderate stroke weight and open letterforms maintain clarity in both display and text sizes, making it adaptable across different layout contexts.
Pairing guidance: Pair Nanum Gothic with Montserrat for contemporary sans-serif contrast in headlines and accent elements, Merriweather for serif-based editorial sophistication in long-form layouts, or Dancing Script for expressive, informal accents in headings or callouts while maintaining overall readability.
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Nanum Gothic at a glance
Sandoll Communication
SIL Open Font License 1.1
February 2018
May 2025
3 (3 weights)
Sans Serif
2
Google Fonts
All 3 Nanum Gothic styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Nanum Gothic character map
Which languages does Nanum Gothic support?
Nanum Gothic includes 2 character sets:
- Korean: Korean Hangul
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Nanum Gothic commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Nanum Gothic is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.