[New Font Release] Bringing the Breath of 1500 Years Ago to Modern Times: New Font "Iwata Teido Sho" Motivated by the Style of Northern Wei Master Calligrapher Zheng Daozhao, On Sale from April 10
Iwata Corporation is launching "Iwata Teido Sho," a new font inspired by the Northern Wei calligrapher Zheng Daozhao, on April 10, 2026. This font, designed to evoke the feel of 1500-year-old stone inscriptions, is suitable for various applications including book titles and games.
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Iwata Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Akira Mizuno; hereinafter "Iwata") will begin sales of its new font, "Iwata Teido Sho," inspired by the calligraphy style of Zheng Daozhao (Teido Sho), a calligrapher from China's Northern Wei dynasty, on Friday, April 10, 2026 (Font Day).
A special website where you can also try out the font has also been launched.
[Link to Special Website]
This font is a design typeface that sublimates the grand and unique atmosphere of rubbings of cliff inscriptions (Magaihi) carved into the rock walls of China's Yunfeng Mountain during the Northern Wei period, 1500 years ago, into a modern digital font. While cherishing the simple flavor of Zheng Daozhao's calligraphy, the calligrapher Kisei Oba newly wrote approximately 9,000 characters.
With an overwhelming presence that conveys even the majestic nature and the brushstrokes, it also possesses a certain cuteness, balancing these qualities to support a wide range of expressions, such as book titles, historical/cultural content, and subtitles for games and video productions.
### The Simple and Warm "Zheng Daozhao Style" Form from 1500 Years Ago
The design incorporates the weathering unique to Magaihi (characters carved directly into natural rock walls) and the rugged texture inherent in characters carved into stone. This allows for truly realistic and warm text expressions, as if the characters were taken from a stone rubbing, even though it is a digital font.
A special website where you can also try out the font has also been launched.
[Link to Special Website]
This font is a design typeface that sublimates the grand and unique atmosphere of rubbings of cliff inscriptions (Magaihi) carved into the rock walls of China's Yunfeng Mountain during the Northern Wei period, 1500 years ago, into a modern digital font. While cherishing the simple flavor of Zheng Daozhao's calligraphy, the calligrapher Kisei Oba newly wrote approximately 9,000 characters.
With an overwhelming presence that conveys even the majestic nature and the brushstrokes, it also possesses a certain cuteness, balancing these qualities to support a wide range of expressions, such as book titles, historical/cultural content, and subtitles for games and video productions.
### The Simple and Warm "Zheng Daozhao Style" Form from 1500 Years Ago
The design incorporates the weathering unique to Magaihi (characters carved directly into natural rock walls) and the rugged texture inherent in characters carved into stone. This allows for truly realistic and warm text expressions, as if the characters were taken from a stone rubbing, even though it is a digital font.