List of fonts

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

Major usage

First Mario typeface

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, though the first Mario font was still used through Paper Mario: Sticker Star, albeit the game logo uses the second Mario font.

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2000's Mario typeface

This design was used from Super Mario Sunshine (game for which it was used for the logo) to 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 compared to earlier Mario typefaces, which were designed in the opposite way.

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  Super Mario Sunshine logo

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  Yoshi Topsy-Turvy Japanese logo

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  Super Mario Galaxy The End screen

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  Mario Sports Mix

Modern Mario typeface

The current Super Mario logo introduced in Super Mario 3D Land uses the second Mario font.

The modern Mario typeface is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 2011. It is used for the interface in Mario games since Super Mario 3D Land.

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  Illustration showing examples of the second Mario font from Nintendo Co., Ltd.'s website for jobs

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  All characters in the second Mario font

Super Mario Maker typeface

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

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:

• Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
• Luigi's Mansion 3

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.

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.

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 Std Bold 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

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:

• Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
• Mario Kart 8
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
• Mario Tennis Aces
• Super Mario Party
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
• Mario Kart Tour
• Mario Golf: Super Rush (Western languages)
• Mario Party Superstars

Pop Fury

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:

• Luigi's Mansion
• Super Mario Sunshine (Western languages)
• Mario Power Tennis
• Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
• Super Mario Galaxy (Western languages)
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Western languages)
• WarioWare Gold

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.

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  Pop Joy in Paper Mario: Sticker Star

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  Pop Joy in Paper Mario: Color Splash

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  Pop Joy in WarioWare Gold

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  Pop Joy in Paper Mario: The Origami King

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:

• Mario & Sonic games from Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for Western languages and the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for the Japanese language
• Mario Kart Wii
• Mario Kart 7
• Super Mario Maker
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

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:

• Mario Party: Island Tour
• Yoshi's Crafted World

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:

• Mario Party: Star Rush
• Mario Party: The Top 100

Seurat

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:

• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Super Mario 3D Land
• New Super Mario Bros. 2
• New Super Mario Bros. U
• Paper Mario games since Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Japanese language)
• New Super Luigi U
• Super Mario 3D World
• Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
• Mario Party: Star Rush
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions
• Mario Party: The Top 100
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
• New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

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
Cancun	Corel		Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Compacta	Letraset		Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Eclat	Image Club		DK: King of Swing (European logo)
Futura	Linotype		Mario is Missing! (Futura Extra Bold)
Gill Sans	Monotype		Super Mario Run (Gill Sans MT Pro Display Extra Bold)
Handel Gothic	—		Mario Power Tennis (modified or lookalike)
ITC American Typewriter	ITC		Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (ITC American Typewriter Pro Bold)
Lithos	Adobe Type		Mario & Sonic series
OnStage Serial	SoftMaker		Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (OnStage Serial Black)
Pop Happiness (Popハッピネス)	Fontworks		Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) (Japanese)
			Luigi's Mansion series
Rockwell	Monotype		Mario Superstar Baseball (Rockwell Std Extra Bold)
Rowdy (ロウディ)	Fontworks		Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition series
Showcard Gothic	The Font Bureau, Inc.		DK: King of Swing (North American logo)
			Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Times New Roman	Monotype		Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time

Minor usage

Typeface	Foundry	Usage
Brush Script	ATF		Forgotten Isle sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Chiaro	Fontworks		Tostarena sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Khamden Script	Solidtype		Bowser and Peach's wedding poster. (modified; Super Mario Odyssey)
Lithos	Adobe Type		Mount Volbono sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Snell Roundhand	Linotype		Bubblaine sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)
Stencil	Ludlow Typograph, ATF		Steam Gardens sticker. (modified; Super Mario Odyssey)
VAG Rounded	—		Honeylune Ridge sticker. (Super Mario Odyssey)