
Minion Pro character set = 1675 characters This is what I’d previously concluded as the main reason behind a stunning lack of variety and availability I observed in Hangul fonts. Let me conclude this post with my own personal analysis of the differences between an English “Pro” font and a Hangul “Pro” font. But for now, I know that DX Korea has some of the best ones that I’ve downloaded and used. So, in the future it will probably prove to be worthwhile to try to investigate each of these company’s websites individually for more cool fonts. Just judging from the top sorting bar on this site, it looks like the following companies are some of the top Hangul designers in Korea: Naver Software Hangul Font CollectionsĪnd they are all FREE! (무료 = FREE) Hangul Font Design Companies

I had all but given up on finding Hangul fonts other than the Nanum series (though I knew it must be possible because of the huge variety of fonts present on advertisements and shop signs throughout Korea), when I stumbled upon another Naver site that contains a HUGE collection of fonts. You can download all of Naver’s Nanum fonts individually, or download a self-installing pack specifically for Windows (.exe) or for Mac (.dmg):

You know, when you start a new design project, one of the most interesting things to do is go “font shopping.” I could spend 30 minutes to an hour simply browsing through the fonts I have, or looking online, and trying to find a font based on some adjective descriptors (serif, strong, bold, thick, black, ancient, modern, Roman, etc).įinding fonts in English is a piece of cake thanks to sites like:īut finding Hangul Fonts seemed nearly impossible until only recently. For a long time as a graphic designer, I’ve asked myself:
