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Korean Font Style Names
What Koreans call each font style — gothic, myeongjo, gungseo and more — with live examples and the names of the most famous Korean fonts.
Korean font style names (with examples)
| Korean | English name | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 고딕 | Gothic | Sans-serif. Clean letters without decorative strokes. Also called 돋움 (dotum). | 한글 폰트 |
| 명조 / 바탕 | Myeongjo / Batang | Serif. Brush-inspired strokes with small hooks — classic and literary. | 한글 폰트 |
| 손글씨 | Songeulssi (Handwriting) | Fonts that look like pen, pencil or marker handwriting. | 한글 폰트 |
| 붓글씨 / 캘리그라피 | Butgeulssi / Calligraphy | Brush calligraphy with ink texture and dynamic strokes. | 한글 폰트 |
| 궁서체 | Gungseo | Traditional royal-court brush style. In memes, “궁서체” means “I’m dead serious”. | 한글 폰트 |
| 둥근 / 라운드 | Rounded | Sans-serif with rounded ends — soft and friendly. | 한글 폰트 |
| 굵은 / 헤드라인 | Bold / Headline | Very heavy letters for titles, thumbnails and posters. | 한글 폰트 |
| 픽셀 / 도트 | Pixel / Dot | Bitmap fonts drawn on a pixel grid for games and retro designs. | 한글 폰트 |
| 장식체 | Display / Decorative | Expressive fonts with special shapes, outlines or ornaments. | 한글 폰트 |
| 고정폭 | Monospace | Every character has the same width — used for code. | 한글 폰트 |
Names of famous Korean fonts
| Korean name | English name | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| 맑은 고딕 | Malgun Gothic | Default Korean font on Windows |
| 애플 SD 산돌고딕 Neo | Apple SD Gothic Neo | Default Korean font on Mac and iPhone |
| 본고딕 / 본명조 | Noto Sans KR / Noto Serif KR | Google & Adobe’s open-source Korean families |
| 프리텐다드 | Pretendard | The most popular free font among Korean UI designers |
| 나눔고딕 / 나눔명조 | Nanum Gothic / Nanum Myeongjo | Naver’s classic free fonts |
| 굴림 / 돋움 / 바탕 / 궁서 | Gulim / Dotum / Batang / Gungsuh | Classic Windows Korean fonts from the 1990s–2000s |
| 배민 주아체 / 도현체 / 한나체 | BM Jua / BM Dohyeon / BM Hanna | Baemin (배달의민족) brand fonts — Jua and Do Hyeon are on Google Fonts |
| 여기어때 잘난체 | Yeogi-eottae Jalnan | Chunky free brand font by the travel app Yeogi-eottae |
| 나눔손글씨 펜 / 붓 | Nanum Pen Script / Brush Script | The most-used free handwriting and brush fonts |
Browse all free fonts on the Korean fonts page, or turn any word into a Korean-style text you can paste with the Korean font generator.
Frequently asked questions
What are Korean font styles called?
The main categories are 고딕 (gothic, sans-serif), 명조 or 바탕 (myeongjo/batang, serif), 손글씨 (handwriting) and 붓글씨 / 캘리그라피 (calligraphy). Fonts that end in 체 (che) — like 궁서체 or 주아체 — simply mean “… style”.
What does 체 mean in a Korean font name?
체 (che) means “style” or “typeface”. 주아체 means “Jua style”, 궁서체 means “Gungseo style”.