M PLUS 1p
sans-serif · Designed by Coji Morishita, M+ Fonts Project
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M PLUS 1p is a clean, geometric sans-serif with a modern Japanese design sensibility. Its letterforms are precise and well-spaced, with a neutral but slightly warm quality that keeps it from feeling cold or corporate. The strokes have a consistent weight and the overall structure is open and legible, making it work comfortably across both Latin and Japanese character sets. It has a quiet confidence to it — not trying to stand out dramatically, but reliable and polished at any size.
This font works well in tech product interfaces where multilingual support is essential and readability under pressure matters. It is also a solid choice for editorial layouts in digital publications that need to handle both Japanese and English content without switching typefaces. For branding in the consumer electronics or software space, M PLUS 1p communicates precision and approachability without leaning too heavily on either quality, which gives designers room to layer personality through color and layout rather than the type itself.
Best suited for: Consider M PLUS 1p for multilingual digital interfaces, tech product design, and editorial layouts requiring seamless Japanese and Latin character support with consistent legibility.
Design considerations: The font's seven weight options support flexible typographic hierarchy across screen and print applications. Its geometric structure and open letterforms maintain clarity at small sizes while the consistent stroke weight provides visual stability across extended text passages.
Pairing guidance: Pair M PLUS 1p with Oswald for contrasting headline impact, Noto Sans to reinforce multilingual capability and accessibility, or Caveat to introduce handwritten warmth and personality while preserving the clean geometric foundation.
M PLUS 1p at a glance
Coji Morishita, M+ Fonts Project
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2017
January 2026
7 (7 weights)
Sans Serif
9
Google Fonts
All 7 M PLUS 1p styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
M PLUS 1p character map
Which languages does M PLUS 1p support?
M PLUS 1p includes 9 character sets:
- Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
- Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
- Greek: modern Greek
- Greek Extended: polytonic (ancient) Greek
- Hebrew: Hebrew and Yiddish
- 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
- Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks
Can I use M PLUS 1p commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. M PLUS 1p 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.