New Tegomin
serif · Designed by Kousuke Nagai
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New Tegomin is a Japanese-influenced serif typeface with a clean, structured appearance. It draws from traditional mincho-style letterforms, which means its Latin characters carry a distinct vertical stress and fine hairline serifs that give it a slightly angular, precise quality. The strokes have clear contrast between thick and thin, lending it a formal, deliberate tone. It reads as quiet and measured rather than decorative, with enough personality to stand apart from generic transitional serifs without being difficult to work with.
This font works well for editorial projects that need a slightly cultural or literary feel, such as book covers, literary magazines, or arts publications where the aesthetic leans toward Japanese or East Asian design influences. It is also a reasonable choice for branding in the food, wellness, or lifestyle sectors, particularly businesses that want to evoke craftsmanship or precision without going overly ornate. For web use, it holds up reasonably well at larger heading sizes, making it a practical option for landing pages or portfolio sites that need a distinctive but restrained typographic voice.
Best suited for: Editorial layouts, book design, and cultural branding projects that benefit from a typeface combining Japanese-influenced serif structure with Latin legibility at display sizes.
Design considerations: New Tegomin's single regular weight may limit typographic hierarchy options in complex layouts, though its distinctive mincho-influenced character remains effective at larger scales. The vertical stress and fine serifs suit projects prioritizing aesthetic coherence over extensive weight variation.
Pairing guidance: Pair New Tegomin with Cormorant Garamond for sophisticated editorial contexts where both serifs share classical proportions, Noto Sans JP to bridge Japanese and Latin typography while maintaining cultural consistency, or DM Mono to introduce technical contrast in layouts combining editorial and data-driven content.
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New Tegomin at a glance
Kousuke Nagai
SIL Open Font License 1.1
December 2020
September 2025
1 (1 weight)
Serif
3
Google Fonts
New Tegomin styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
New Tegomin character map
Which languages does New Tegomin support?
New Tegomin includes 3 character sets:
- Japanese: Japanese kana and kanji
- Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
- Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use New Tegomin commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. New Tegomin 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.