Morisawa to Gradually Discontinue Web Font Service 'TypeSquare'
Morisawa Inc. will end new registrations and plan purchases for its Web font service 'TypeSquare' on November 25, 2025, and cease plan renewals on November 30, 2027, transitioning to 'Morisawa Fonts'.
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Morisawa Inc. (President and CEO: Akihiko Morisawa; Headquarters: 2-6-25 Shikitsuhigashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka; Tel: 06-6649-2151; hereinafter 'Morisawa') will end new member registrations and new plan purchases for its Web font service 'TypeSquare' on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, and will stop accepting plan renewals on Tuesday, November 30, 2027.
TypeSquare has been provided since 2012 as a service allowing the use of Morisawa fonts on websites. However, its role is now being handed over to the successor service 'Morisawa Fonts,' and thus the TypeSquare service will be discontinued. New member registrations and new plan purchases will end on November 25, 2025, and the acceptance of renewals for all plans will end on November 30, 2027.
The successor service, Morisawa Fonts, is a font subscription service that provides Web fonts in addition to desktop fonts. For Web fonts, a new method that pre-registers specific font styles and delivers only the necessary font files is expected to provide faster delivery and improved site performance compared to TypeSquare. Customers currently using TypeSquare are encouraged to consider migrating their contracts to the respective Web font plans of Morisawa Fonts. From late November 2025, a new plan, 'Web Font Pro,' capable of handling over 48 million page views (PV) annually, will also be introduced, making it available for cloud services and large-scale websites.
Moving forward, Morisawa will continue to improve and evolve its services to realize a more comfortable font environment for its customers.
Future Schedule
New Member Registration
Available until Tuesday, November 25, 2025
New Plan Purchases
Available until Tuesday, November 25, 2025
*Purchases of options for Standard Plans I and II (addition of domains or typefaces, exceeding monthly PV limits) will be available until the service ends.
Renewal Acceptance
Available until Tuesday, November 30, 2027
*Applies to all plans.
Addition and Update of Typefaces
We do not plan to add or update typefaces, including future new typefaces. Customers wishing to use them are requested to consider using the successor service, Morisawa Fonts.
About Morisawa Fonts
Morisawa Fonts is a cloud-based font subscription service. It flexibly provides the font environment necessary for various creative styles, such as graphic design, website and product UI/UX, and motion graphics for video and animation. Additionally, features responding to enterprise requirements according to business scale are updated as needed to support efficient workflows. We offer the 'Web Font' plan, which can be used on sites with less than 48 million PVs annually, and the 'Web Font Lite' plan, which is easier to implement. From late November 2025, a new plan, 'Web Font Pro,' capable of handling over 48 million PVs annually, will be introduced, expanding availability to cloud services and large-scale websites.
What are Web Fonts?
A system that delivers fonts over the internet to be displayed on web browsers. Websites using Web fonts can display the typefaces specified by the creator even if the designated fonts are not installed on the viewer's device, ensuring consistent display on smartphones and tablets as well. It provides consistency in design, richer expression of brand image on the Web, and is expected to improve searchability and SEO countermeasures through the text information of Web fonts.
TypeSquare has been provided since 2012 as a service allowing the use of Morisawa fonts on websites. However, its role is now being handed over to the successor service 'Morisawa Fonts,' and thus the TypeSquare service will be discontinued. New member registrations and new plan purchases will end on November 25, 2025, and the acceptance of renewals for all plans will end on November 30, 2027.
The successor service, Morisawa Fonts, is a font subscription service that provides Web fonts in addition to desktop fonts. For Web fonts, a new method that pre-registers specific font styles and delivers only the necessary font files is expected to provide faster delivery and improved site performance compared to TypeSquare. Customers currently using TypeSquare are encouraged to consider migrating their contracts to the respective Web font plans of Morisawa Fonts. From late November 2025, a new plan, 'Web Font Pro,' capable of handling over 48 million page views (PV) annually, will also be introduced, making it available for cloud services and large-scale websites.
Moving forward, Morisawa will continue to improve and evolve its services to realize a more comfortable font environment for its customers.
Future Schedule
New Member Registration
Available until Tuesday, November 25, 2025
New Plan Purchases
Available until Tuesday, November 25, 2025
*Purchases of options for Standard Plans I and II (addition of domains or typefaces, exceeding monthly PV limits) will be available until the service ends.
Renewal Acceptance
Available until Tuesday, November 30, 2027
*Applies to all plans.
Addition and Update of Typefaces
We do not plan to add or update typefaces, including future new typefaces. Customers wishing to use them are requested to consider using the successor service, Morisawa Fonts.
About Morisawa Fonts
Morisawa Fonts is a cloud-based font subscription service. It flexibly provides the font environment necessary for various creative styles, such as graphic design, website and product UI/UX, and motion graphics for video and animation. Additionally, features responding to enterprise requirements according to business scale are updated as needed to support efficient workflows. We offer the 'Web Font' plan, which can be used on sites with less than 48 million PVs annually, and the 'Web Font Lite' plan, which is easier to implement. From late November 2025, a new plan, 'Web Font Pro,' capable of handling over 48 million PVs annually, will be introduced, expanding availability to cloud services and large-scale websites.
What are Web Fonts?
A system that delivers fonts over the internet to be displayed on web browsers. Websites using Web fonts can display the typefaces specified by the creator even if the designated fonts are not installed on the viewer's device, ensuring consistent display on smartphones and tablets as well. It provides consistency in design, richer expression of brand image on the Web, and is expected to improve searchability and SEO countermeasures through the text information of Web fonts.