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Revision as of 14:10, May 15, 2023

Template:More images This is a list of typefaces used in games and related media within the Mario franchise.

Major usage

First Mario typeface

Comparison between the two versions of the classic Super Mario font, for the list of fonts page.
Comparison of the two versions

The first Mario font is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 1988. It is used for the logos and, later, interfaces of Mario games from Super Mario Bros. 3 to Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Though mostly the same, a second version of the font was designed in 1996 for Super Mario 64, which would take over as the primary version from then on.

It was used in tandem with another design in the 2000's and later replaced with the modern Mario font that appeared in Super Mario 3D Land, being last seen on the logo for Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, albeit an early logo for Paper Mario: Sticker Star used a design partially based on this typeface before being changed to the modern Mario typeface for the final release.

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  • Mario Series Logo.svg
  • Super Mario Series Logo (alt).png
  • Logo JP - Super Mario Bros 3.png
  • Super Mario World.svg
  • SuperMario64Logo4.png
  • SMG Logo.png

2000's Mario typeface

This design was used from Super Mario 64 until Mario Sports Mix, spanning across the Nintendo GameCube period and early Wii period. Some of its distinct features are the pointed, obelisk-shaped "A", the flat, wide "E", and the overall stocky, top-larger-than-bottom measures, giving it a more playful appearance if compared to earlier Mario typefaces, which were designed in the opposite way.

This typeface was primarily used for in-game text outside of dialogue (i.e huds and menus). Given the lack of standardization on the first Mario typeface, this one was also often used for placeholder logos, at times when new characters for the first font could not be drawn. It was also used for the logo of Super Mario Sunshine.

  • Mario 64 "Press Start" screen

    Mario 64 "Press Start" screen

  • Super Mario Sunshine logo

    Super Mario Sunshine logo

  • Yoshi Topsy-Turvy Japanese logo

    Yoshi Topsy-Turvy Japanese logo

  • Preliminary logo for Super Mario Galaxy

    Preliminary logo for Super Mario Galaxy

  • Super Mario Galaxy The End screen

    Super Mario Galaxy The End screen

  • Mario Sports Mix

    Mario Sports Mix

2000's Paper Mario typeface

A design similar to the 2000's main series design above, used for in-game display text in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Super Paper Mario and Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

  • Super Paper Mario

    Super Paper Mario

  • Paper Mario: Sticker Star

    Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Modern Mario typeface

The current logo of the Super Mario franchise
The current Super Mario logo introduced in Super Mario 3D Land uses the modern Mario typeface.
Illustration showing examples of the modern Super Mario font from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s website for jobs
Demonstration.

The modern Mario typeface is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 2010. First seen on the logo for Mario Sports Mix, it was then standardised as the single Mario typeface since Super Mario 3D Land.

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  • Mario Sports Mix logo, with an older design for the "M" and the "I" in "Mario", and the later for the "Mix"

    Mario Sports Mix logo, with an older design for the "M" and the "I" in "Mario", and the later for the "Mix"

  • All characters in the second Mario font

    All characters in the second Mario font

Super Mario Maker typeface

Logo of Super Mario Maker (Version 1)
Super Mario Maker logo uses the Super Mario Maker font.

The Super Mario Maker font is a geometric sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 2015 and 2019, with the lowercase typeface designed on the latter date. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 2, with the lowercase typeface used in the latter game.

AdLib BT/Alor

Fireworks in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
AdLib BT/Alor used in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

AdLib BT/Alor is an uneven sans serif typeface from Alan Carr. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Anito

Anito (アニト) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Type Labo. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker.

Arial

Arial is a sans serif typeface from Monotype. It was used for the HUD of the E3 preview of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Berlin Sans

The K KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe O KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe N KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3DThe G KONG Letter from Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
KONG Letters in Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

Berlin Sans is a sans-serif typeface from The Font Bureau. It is used in its heavier variants for the KONG Letters in Donkey Kong Country games starting with Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Chiaro

Chiaro (キアロ) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for controller setting texts in Luigi's Mansion.

DF UD Gothic

DF UD Gothic (DF UDゴシック体) is a Universal Design sans serif typeface from Dynacomware. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker 2 for the Japanese language.

DFP Gyō Kaisho

DFP Gyō Kaisho (ＤＦＰ行楷書) is a script typeface by DynaFont. Designed to replicate the brush strokes of Japanese calligraphy, it is used for text from the Temple of Form in WarioWare: Smooth Moves in Japanese and languages using the Latin script.

Dom Casual

Dom Casual is a typeface from American Type Founders. It is used both in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and the Donkey Kong Country television series (in its bold variant) for general text, including title cards and credits information.

GigaG

GigaG (ギガG) is a sans serif typeface from Visual Design Laboratory (視覚デザイン研究所). It is used for the interface in Mario Golf: Super Rush for the Japanese language.

Gill Sans

K-O-N-G Letters

Gill Sans is a sans-serif typeface from Monotype. It is used for the KONG Letters in the original trilogy of Donkey Kong Country games.

Gill Kayo, a heavy relative of Gill Sans, is used extensively in Donkey Kong Country for interface text (including the "Nintendo presents" splash screen) as well as in-universe scenery text. In Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, it is used for the Cranky's Video Game Heroes screen.

Handel Gothic

Handel Gothic is a sans serif typeface originally from FotoStar. Handel Gothic with a straight leg on "R", a straight lower leg on "k", and a double-v "w", modified with a short line on the top left of the "1", is used for the interface in Luigi's Mansion 3 for Western languages.

Highway Gothic

Highway Gothic is a sans serif typeface developed by the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). It is used for text in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Humming

Humming (ハミング) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

ITC Bookman

ITC Bookman is used in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 for episode title cards, in its Bold variant.

ITC Kabel

ITC Kabel is a sans-serif typeface used in Game & Wario's Gamer and WarioWare: Gold for microgame commands, in its Ultra variant.

Kurokane

Kurokane (くろかね) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the sticker text in Mario Party Superstars for the Japanese language.

Kyo Geki

Kyo Geki (京劇体) is an uneven sans serif typeface from DynaComware. It is used for the interface in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for kana and kanji and in the Japanese and American versions of Mario Party 8.

Logona

Story mode in Mario Golf: Super Rush
Logona was used for the interface in Mario Golf: Super Rush pre-release for Japanese and Western languages. In the final game, UD Shin Go is used for the interface for Western languages.

Logona (ロゴナ) is a sans serif typeface from Visual Design Laboratory. Its Latin characters are similar to Eurostile. It is used for the interface in Mario Golf: Super Rush for the Japanese language.

Mario Party Textbox

Mario Party Textbox is used for the interface in the English version of Mario Party.

Mario Party Textbox FR/DE

Mario Party Textbox FR/DE is used for the interface in the French and German versions of Mario Party.

Mario Party 2/3 Textbox

Mario Party 2/3 Textbox is, as the name implies, used for the interface in Western versions of Mario Party 2 and 3.

Mario Party 4-7 Textbox

Mario Party 4-7 Textbox is, as the name implies, used for the interface in Western versions of Mario Party 4, 5, 6, and 7, as well as Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix and the European version of Mario Party 8.

Mario Party Hudson

Mario Party Hudson is used for large text in all Hudson Soft-developed Mario Party installments.

Mystery

Mystery (ミステリ) is an uneven serif typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Matisse (マティス), a serif typeface also from Fontworks. It is used for the location name HUD in Luigi's Mansion.

Neo Sans

Neo Sans is a sans serif typeface from Monotype. It is used for the interface in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 for Western languages.

Neuland

Neuland is a typeface from Klingspor. It is used in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for display text, such as menu titles and level titles on the map and loading screens, as well as menu text in Returns.

New Rodin

New Rodin (ニューロダン) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. Its Latin characters are similar to Eurostile. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Pop Fury

The control setting in Luigi's Mansion
Pop Fury used for the controller setting label and the letters labeling the controller buttons in Luigi's Mansion

Pop Fury (Popフューリ) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the controller setting label and the letters labeling the controller buttons in Luigi's Mansion.

Pop Happiness

Pop Happiness (Popハッピネス) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Additionally, in Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, it is used on the court selection screen when listing ball speed/bounce.

Pop Joy

Pop Joy (Popジョイ) is a rounded Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the Paper Mario games for Western languages since Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, as well as Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Pop Joy is also used in WarioWare Gold as the text for Penny's stage.

POP Mix

POP Mix (POPミックス) is a Point of Purchase typeface from DynaComware. It is used for the interface in Luigi's Mansion 3 for the Japanese language.

RocknRoll

RocknRoll (ロックンロール) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Rodin. It is used for the interface in Mario Party 10 for Western languages.

Rodin Maria

Rodin Maria (ロダンマリア) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is Rodin with Maria kana. It is used for the interface in the following games:

  • Super Mario Sunshine (Japanese language)
  • Super Mario Galaxy (Japanese language)
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Japanese language)
  • Mario Party 10 (Japanese language)

Rodin NTLG

Rodin NTLG (ロダンNTLG) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is Rodin with New Type Labo Gothic kana. The kana stroke ends are horizontal or vertical. Rodin NTLG is the system font on Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Rodin Wanpaku

Rodin Wanpaku (ロダンわんぱく) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is Rodin with New Wanpaku Gothic kana. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Rowdy

Rowdy (ロウディ) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Rodin. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Seurat

The UI in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
The font as seen in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Seurat (スーラ) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Seurat Capie

Seurat Capie (スーラキャピー) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is Seurat with Capie kana. It is used for the interface in the following games:

  • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Japanese language)
  • Super Paper Mario (Japanese language)

Slump

Slump (スランプ) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Seurat. It is used for subtitles in Super Mario Sunshine, as well as display text in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat.

So Gei

So Gei (綜藝体) is a sans serif typeface from DynaComware. It is used for the interface in the following games:

  • Super Mario Maker (Japanese language)
  • Super Mario Maker 2 (Japanese language)
  • Luigi's Mansion 3 (Japanese language)
  • Mario Party 8

TheSans

TheSans is a sans serif typeface from LucasFonts, designed by Lucas de Groot. A version of this typeface, TheSans Rio 2016, is used for the interface in the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Western languages.

UD Kakugo

UD Kakugo (UD角ゴ) is a Universal Design sans serif typeface from Fontworks. Its Latin characters are classified as humanist. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker 2 for Western languages. It is also used for the sticker text in Mario Party Superstars for Western languages.

UD Marugo

UD Marugo (UD丸ゴ) is a Universal Design rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Party for Western languages.

UD Shin Go

UD Shin Go (UD新ゴ) is a Universal Design sans serif typeface from Morisawa. Its Latin characters and numerals come from ClearTone SG, a humanist sans serif typeface also from Morisawa, with slight modifications, particularly in the letter "J". In UD Shin Go, "J" sits on the baseline; while in ClearTone SG, "J" descends below the baseline. UD Shin Go modified with a single story "g" from Latin small letter script g is the system font on Nintendo Switch. The unmodified UD Shin Go with a double story "g" is used for the interface in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

VAG Rounded

VAG Rounded is a widely used rounded sans-serif typeface. It is seen in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, where it is used for general text.

Yuruka

Yuruka used in Yoshi's Crafted World

Yuruka (ユールカ) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in Yoshi's Crafted World.

Logos

Typeface Foundry Usage
Ad Lib ATF WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Cancun Corel English logo for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Compacta Letraset The logo for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Eclat Image Club European and Australian logo for DK: King of Swing DK: King of Swing (European logo)
FF CrashBangWallop FontFont North American and Australian logo for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Futura Linotype Logo for the PC, SNES, and NES versions of Mario is Missing! Mario is Missing! (Futura Extra Bold)
European logo for Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Mario Slam Basketball (Futura Extra Bold)
Gill Sans Monotype Final logo for Super Mario Run Super Mario Run (Gill Sans MT Pro Display Extra Bold)
Handel Gothic — The logo for Mario Power Tennis (also used for Mario Tennis: Power Tour in Europe) Mario Power Tennis (modified or lookalike)
Impact Stephenson Blake The logo for Mario Tennis: Power Tour. Mario Tennis: Power Tour
ITC American Typewriter ITC Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure Logo Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (ITC American Typewriter Pro Bold)
Lithos Adobe Type MarioSonicOlympicGamesLogoTrans.png Mario & Sonic series
OnStage Serial SoftMaker MKDD Main Logo.png Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (OnStage Serial Black)
Pop Happiness (Popハッピネス) Fontworks The Logo of the Japanese Game Boy Color port of Donkey Kong Country. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) (Japanese)
English logo for Luigi's Mansion Luigi's Mansion series
Rockwell Monotype Mario Superstar Baseball promotional artwork: Game Logo Mario Superstar Baseball (Rockwell Std Extra Bold)
Rowdy (ロウディ) Fontworks The logo for Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition
Showcard Gothic The Font Bureau, Inc. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars boxart Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
North American logo DK: King of Swing (North American logo)
Times New Roman Monotype The logo for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Minor usage

Typeface Foundry Usage
Brush Script ATF Lost Kingdom sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Forgotten Isle sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Chiaro Fontworks Tostarena sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Tostarena sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Impact Stephenson Blake Cranky's Video Game Heroes in GBA version Cranky's Video Game Heroes. (Donkey Kong Country 2 (Game Boy Advance))
Khamden Script Solidtype An artwork of Bowser and Peach's royal wedding. Bowser and Peach's wedding poster. (modified; Super Mario Odyssey)
Lithos Adobe Type Mount Volbono sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Mount Volbono sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Snell Roundhand Linotype Bubblaine sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Bubblaine sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Stencil Ludlow Typograph, ATF Steam Gardens sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Steam Gardens sticker. (modified; Super Mario Odyssey)
VAG Rounded — Moon Kingdom sticker from Super Mario Odyssey. Honeylune Ridge sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
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