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

Internal and related designs

Classic Super 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 Super Mario font is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 1988. It is used for the logos and, later, interfaces of Super 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 following the release of Super Mario 64, which would take over as the primary version from then on. It lacked a fully defined character set, which led to many different interpretations. In particular, the font does not have a consistent design for Japanese hiragana, katakana, or kanji. This remained the case for the font even after the overhaul, likely inciting the shift over to the modern Super Mario font.

Used in tandem with other fonts throughout the 2000's, it was fully replaced with the modern font with the release of 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 Super Mario typeface for the final release.

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  • Super Mario Series Logo (alt).png
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Modern Super Mario typeface

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

The modern Super Mario typeface is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in the early 2010s. It was experimented with by Nintendo in the lead up to the release of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, with the first use of the modern font appearing in the spine art of Super Mario Galaxy 2. Early versions appeared in games such as Mario Sports Mix, featuring a character set closer to the classic font. The font in its current form was officially introduced with the release of Super Mario 3D Land in 2011 and has since become the singular Super Mario typeface, used for logos, menus, HUDs, and other text across the Super Mario franchise.

The font is officially called "MARIO Font" and was created in collaboration with Fontworks, a foundry whose fonts are often used in Nintendo games. Unlike the previous font, this font has full character sets for hiragana and katakana, as well as some kanji and Cyrillic characters. The font has been revised at least three times; the latest revision of the font is version 3.203, revised on August 20, 2019.[1]

  • Mario Sports Mix logo with the early version

    Mario Sports Mix logo with the early version

  • Preliminary logo for Super Mario 3D Land, featuring the final font but with classic colors

    Preliminary logo for Super Mario 3D Land, featuring the final font but with classic colors

  • Logo for Super Mario 3D Land

    Logo for Super Mario 3D Land

  • English/international logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    English/international logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

  • Slovenian logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie with the "SUPER MARIO" in the modern font, which is also used for the Lithuanian and Vietnamese logos

    Slovenian logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie with the "SUPER MARIO" in the modern font, which is also used for the Lithuanian and Vietnamese logos

  • All characters in the modern Super Mario font

    All characters in the modern Super Mario font

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  • Nintendo's recruitment book 2020

    Nintendo's recruitment book 2020

  • Lettering seen in the May 2023 game update trailer for the Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online application[2]

    Lettering seen in the May 2023 game update trailer for the Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online application[2]

  • Picture of Mario in which his name, using this typeface, is also shown

    Picture of Mario in which his name, using this typeface, is also shown

  • Donkey Kong's name

    Donkey Kong's name

  • Luigi's name

    Luigi's name

  • Cat Mario's name

    Cat Mario's name

  • Toad's name

    Toad's name

  • Picture of Bowser in which his name, using this typeface, is also shown

    Picture of Bowser in which his name, using this typeface, is also shown

  • Peach's name

    Peach's name

  • Traditional Chinese logo for the Mario Dōjō event held at Nintendo Live 2023 HONGKONG and Nintendo Live 2023 TAIPEI

    Traditional Chinese logo for the Mario Dōjō event held at Nintendo Live 2023 HONGKONG and Nintendo Live 2023 TAIPEI

Modern Super Mario Bros. typeface

The modern Super Mario Bros. typeface is first seen in New Super Mario Bros.. This is based on the in-game logo for Super Mario Bros., which was in turn used as the logotype for the Super Mario All-Stars version of Super Mario Bros., as well as Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. It is geometrical with vertical stems with circular joints for shapes such as "A" and "M" and horizontal strokes that end before meeting left-hand vertical stems. Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduces a lowercase set of characters for this typeface.

Other than every New Super Mario Bros. game logo as well as Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition and Super Mario Run, it is also seen in Mario Super Sluggers and Super Mario Bros. Wonder for display text, as well as in The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing logo.

  • New Super Mario Bros.

    New Super Mario Bros.

  • Mario Super Sluggers

    Mario Super Sluggers

  • Super Mario Bros. Plumbing

    Super Mario Bros. Plumbing

  • Lowercase characters, as seen in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

    Lowercase characters, as seen in Super Mario Bros. Wonder

  • The preliminary logo for New Super Mario Bros. used a design drawn from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

    The preliminary logo for New Super Mario Bros. used a design drawn from Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

Classic HUD typeface

List of all characters in the Classic HUD typeface
All characters in the font

This design was used from Super Mario 64 until Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for the Nintendo 3DS, appearing throughout games on the Nintendo 64, GameCube, and Wii. 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 whimsical appearance if compared to earlier Super 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 Super 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.

  • Super Mario 64 "Press Start" screen

    Super 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

Paper Mario typeface

A design similar to the classic HUD design above, used for in-game display text in Paper Mario games up to Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

  • Paper Mario

    Paper Mario

  • 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

  • The Letter "p", an item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

    The Letter "p", an item in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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 first designed by Nintendo in 2015. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, and Super Mario Maker 2. The initial variant of the font was titled "MARIO30th" and lacked lowercase characters. It was revised in 2018 to include lowercase letters; this new version is named "MARIOMAKER". The latest revision of the font is version 1.3, revised on November 28, 2018.[1]

Super Mario 256

Super Mario 256 is a fanmade font designed to replicate the modern Super Mario typeface, and was created by DaFont user fsuarez913.[3] The typeface was first published online in 2012, and quickly became widespread.[4] Compared to the font it imitates, Super Mario 256 is slightly bolder and wider, and several characters are drawn at different angles.

Despite its nature as an unofficial fan project, Super Mario 256 has made its way into official media on multiple occasions. In particular, the covers for Super Mario Manga Mania and Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition, the LEGO Super Mario set "Nabbit at Toad's Shop", the logo for LEGO Super Mario Goal and the in-game score, a few social media advertisements for Super Mario 3D World and the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG, and the Japanese Square Enix strategy guide for Super Mario RPG on Nintendo Switch feature the typeface.[5]

  • The cover for Super Mario Manga Mania

    The cover for Super Mario Manga Mania

  • Album cover for Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition

    Album cover for Super Mario Compact Disco – 35th Anniversary Edition

  • Graphic promoting Super Mario 3D World

    Graphic promoting Super Mario 3D World

  • LEGO Super Mario. Super Mario 256 is seen in the sign reading "SHOP".

    LEGO Super Mario. Super Mario 256 is seen in the sign reading "SHOP".

  • Character card promoting the Super Mario RPG remake

    Character card promoting the Super Mario RPG remake

  • Icon for LEGO Super Mario Goal, using the font for the word "GOAL"

    Icon for LEGO Super Mario Goal, using the font for the word "GOAL"

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

The font used for the interface in Mario Party 2 and Mario Party 3
Most characters in the font

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.

  • All characters in the font

    All characters in the font

Mario Party Hudson

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

Rabbids typeface

A typeface internally named Rabbids is used for the interface in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope for display text.

Licensed and other external designs

Ad Lib

Fireworks in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Ad Lib used in Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

Ad Lib is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Freeman Craw for the American Type Founders, first released in 1961.[6] It is used for the interface in the following games:

It is also used in the logo for WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! as well as in the instruction booklets for Mario Party 4 and 5.

  • Used for the "MEGA PARTY GAME$!" text

    Used for the "MEGA PARTY GAME$!" text

Anito

Original "Mario Maker" logo for Super Mario Maker.
Tentative logo for Super Mario Maker, using Anito.

Anito (アニト Anito) is a rounded sans serif typeface designed by Yutaka Satō[7] for Type Labo, first released in 2001.[8] It is used for the interface in Super Mario Maker. The typeface was also used in the tentative logo for that game during E3 2014, then named Mario Maker.

Antique Olive

The logo for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Antique Olive, used for the "ULTRA SMASH" text

Antique Olive is a sans serif typeface designed by Roger Excoffon for the Fonderie Olive, first released between 1962 and 1966.[9] It is used in the logo for Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.

Aokane

Getting a Game Over on Mona's stage
WarioWare: Get It Together!

Aokane (あおかね Aokane) is a rounded sans serif typeface designed by Yoshiharu Ōsaki for Fontworks, first released in 2015.[10] It is used for the interface in Tetris 99, the text in Mona and Penny's stages in WarioWare: Get It Together!, and text in the Pool-Party Panic stage in WarioWare: Move It!,

A-OTF Folk Pro

A-OTF Folk Pro is a sans serif typeface from Morisawa. It is used for the interface in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

Arial

Arial Black, used for the "WINNER" and "Total" text.

Arial is a sans serif typeface designed by Patricia Saunders and Robin Nicholas for Monotype, first released in 1981.[11] It was used for the HUD of the E3 preview of New Super Mario Bros. Wii.

Arial Black is used for certain text in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Baby Pop

The title screen to High Five
WarioWare: Get It Together! High Five

Baby Pop (ベビポップ Bebi Poppu) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks, first released in 2015.[12] It is used for text in the Variety Towers and the logo for High Five in WarioWare: Get It Together!.

Bauhaus

Bauhaus is a sans-serif typeface designed by Joe Taylor for Fotostar, first released in 1969.[13] It is used in the logo for amiibo, as well as in the logos for the following games:

  • Used for the number "3"

    Used for the number "3"

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  • Used for the "CHALLENGE" text along with the "amiibo" logo

    Used for the "CHALLENGE" text along with the "amiibo" logo

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 designed by David Berlow, Lucian Bernhard and Matthew Butterick for the Font Bureau and FontFont, first released in 1992.[14] It is used in its heavier variants for the KONG Letters in Donkey Kong Country games starting with Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Blackplotan

English/International logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with transparent background and Nintendo+Illumination logos.
Blackplotan, used for the texts of "THE", "SUPER" and "MOVIE"

Blackplotan is a sans-serif typeface from 7NTypes. It is used in the logo for The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Boss

Getting a Game Over in Dribble & Spitz's stage from WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase

Boss is a sans serif typeface from SoftMaker. It is used in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase for text in Dribble & Spitz's stage, although with a modified "G", which features a left spur in the game.

Broadway Com Roman

Broadway Com Roman is a sans serif typeface from Linotype. It is used for the display text of "SELECT GAME" in Super Mario All-Stars and the year headings in Super Mario 3D All-Stars on the game-selection screens.

  • Super Mario All-Stars

    Super Mario All-Stars

  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars

    Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Brush Script

Lost Kingdom sticker from Super Mario Odyssey.

Brush Script is a script typeface from American Type Foundry. It is used in Super Mario Odyssey on the Forgotten Isle sticker.

Cancun

English logo for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Cancun, used for the "THE THOUSAND-YEAR DOOR" text

Cancun is a sans-serif typeface from Corel. It is used in the logo for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Carat

Carat (カラット Karatto) is a font from Fontworks used for text in the WarioWatch stage of WarioWare Gold, as well as in Wario's and Dribble & Spitz's levels and in the Play-o-Pedia in WarioWare: Get It Together!, and the logo for Galactic Conquest in WarioWare: Move It!.

  • WarioWare: Get It Together! Wario stage

    WarioWare: Get It Together! Wario stage

  • WarioWare: Get It Together! Dribble & Spitz stage

    WarioWare: Get It Together! Dribble & Spitz stage

  • WarioWare: Get It Together! Play-o-pedia

    WarioWare: Get It Together! Play-o-pedia

Chiaro

The control setting in Luigi's Mansion
Chiaro in use in Luigi's Mansion.

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

Comet

The title screen to Sly Angle
WarioWare: Get It Together! Sly Angle

Comet (コメット Kometto) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the logo for Sly Angle in WarioWare: Get It Together! and the text in the Volcano Wario stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

Comic Sans

Comic Sans is a sans-serif typeface designed by Vincent Connare for Microsoft, first released in 1994.[15] It is used on the "Welcome" sign in the Mushroom Castle area in Super Mario RPG for the Nintendo Switch.[16]

Compacta

The logo for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.
Compacta, used for the "DIDDY'S KONG QUEST" text

Compacta is a sans-serif typeface from Letraset. It is used for the logo for Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.

Cuckoo

Image of Dribble & Spitz's stage in WarioWare: Move It!
WarioWare: Move It!

Cuckoo (カッコウ Kakkō) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for text in Dribble & Spitz's stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

DF Gothic

Screen Capture of Little Mac's intro.
DF Gothic is used for the fighter introduction screens in the latest Super Smash Bros. games.

DF Gothic (ＤＦゴシック体 DF Goshikku-tai) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is most prominently used in Super Smash Bros. games, with the exception of Ultimate. In the original Super Smash Bros., it is used for pre-match loading screens in the 1P Game, as well as unlock messages; in Melee and Brawl, it is used for How to Play; and in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, it is the primary large text font.

It is also has minor usage in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Bullet Bill Speed Trials logo, which uses its Ultra Heavy (ＤＦＰ超極太ゴシック体) font.

DF UD Gothic

DF UD Gothic (DF UDゴシック体 DF UD Goshikku-tai) 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 DFP Gyō Kaisho) 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.

DIN 2014

Playable roster for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

DIN 2014 is a sans serif typeface from ParaType. It is a variant of DIN 1451 and is used for the interface in Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

DNP Shuei KakuGothic

Dribble & Spitz's stage
WarioWare: Get It Together!

DNP Shuei KakuGothic (DNP 秀英角ゴシック DNP Shūei-kaku Goshikku) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for text in Dribble & Spitz's stage in WarioWare: Get It Together!.

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. It is also used in the Super Mario World television series for credits only.

Dot Gothic12

9-Volt's stage.
WarioWare: Move It!

Dot Gothic12 (ドットゴシック 12 Dotto Goshikku 12) is a pixelated sans serif typeface from Fontworks. it is used for the interface in the following games:

Dot Gothic16

Getting a Game Over on 9-Volt's stage
WarioWare: Get It Together!

Dot Gothic16 (ドットゴシック 16 Dotto Goshikku 16) is a pixelated sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for text in 9-Volt's stage in WarioWare: Get It Together!.

Eclat

European and Australian logo for DK: King of Swing
Eclat, used for the "King of Swing" text

Eclat is a script typeface from Image Club. It is used for the European/Australasian logo for DK: King of Swing.

El Grande

Final North American Logo for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
El Grande, used for the "DREAM TEAM" text

El Grande is a sans-serif typeface from The Font Bureau. It is used for the North American logo for Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

Eras

Eras Bold, used for the ordinal suffixes in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Eras is a serif typeface from ITC. Eras Bold is used in Super Smash Bros. Melee for the ordinal number suffixes on the winner screen.

FF CrashBangWallop

North American and Australian logo for Mario Hoops 3-on-3
FF CrashBangWallop, used for the "3 on 3"

FF CrashBangWallop is a sans-serif typeface from FontFont. It is used for the North American logo for Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

FF Mark

Logo of Super Mario 3D All-Stars
FF Mark, used for the "ALL STARS" text on the logo for Super Mario 3D All-Stars

FF Mark is a sans serif typeface from FontFont. It is used for the logo for Super Mario 3D All-Stars. It has also been largely used as the main typeface for Nintendo's branding since the release of the Nintendo Switch, such as the logo for Nintendo Switch Online. It is also used for the interface for Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

Futura

Donkey Kong's Splash Screen from Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Futura is a sans serif typeface from Bauersche Gießerei. It is used for interface text in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and display text in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope in its Condensed Extra Bold variant. In Mario Tennis Aces it is used for some interface text and for light displays on stadium courts.

It is present on the boxart logos for Mario is Missing! (Extra Bold) and Mario's Time Machine (Extra Bold and Extra Bold Condensed), and on the logo for Mario Slam Basketball.

  • Mario is Missing!

    Mario is Missing!

  • Mario's Time Machine

    Mario's Time Machine

  • Mario Slam Basketball

    Mario Slam Basketball

  • Mario Tennis Aces

    Mario Tennis Aces

GigaG

GigaG (ギガG GigaG) is a sans serif typeface from Visual Design Laboratory (視覚デザイン研究所 Shikaku Dezain Kenkyūjo). 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 once again for scenery signs and also for the Cranky's Video Game Heroes screen.

The Gill Sans MT Pro Display Extra Bold font is used for the logo for Super Mario Run.

  • Donkey Kong Country player selection

    Donkey Kong Country player selection

  • Cranky's Video Game Heroes

    Cranky's Video Game Heroes

  • Used for the "RUN" text in the logo for Super Mario Run

    Used for the "RUN" text in the logo for Super Mario Run

Gospel

Gospel (ゴスペル Gosuperu) is an uneven serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for text in the Variety Tower stages and Copycat Mirror in WarioWare: Move It!.

Gotham

Logo of Super Mario 3D All-Stars

Gotham is a sans-serif typeface from Hoefler&Co. Gotham Ultra is used for the logo for Super Mario 3D All-Stars.

Greco

Greco (グレコ Gureko) is a serif typeface from Fontworks. it is used as a system font on the Wii.

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.

Handel Gothic also is used in the logo for Mario Power Tennis and for the "Mario Tennis" logo displayed on courts in Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash.

  • Used for the "Power Tennis" text in the logo for Mario Power Tennis

    Used for the "Power Tennis" text in the logo for Mario Power Tennis

  • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

    Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Helvetica Neue

Helvetica Neue is a sans serif typeface from Linotype. It is a variant of Helvetica and is used in The Super Mario Bros. Movie for street names in the map and the on-screen text both seen in the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial.

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  • TSMBM Map of New York Commercial 2.png
  • TSMBM Commercial End Card.png

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.

Hourei

Form guide for Choo Choo

Hourei (豊隷 Toyo隷) is a script typeface from Fontworks. It is used in WarioWare: Move It! for the text for the Forms.

Humming

Humming (ハミング Hamingu) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

Impact

The logo for Mario Tennis: Power Tour.
Impact, used for the "Power Tour" text in the logo for Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Impact is a sans-serif typeface from Stephenson Blake. It is used for the logo for Mario Tennis: Power Tour.

It is also minorly used in Donkey Kong Country 2 for the Game Boy Advance for the Cranky's Video Game Heroes banner text.

  • Cranky's Video Game Heroes (GBA).png

ITC American Typewriter

ITC American Typewriter is a serif typeface used for the logos for the following games:

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  • Used for the "Miracle Cure" text

    Used for the "Miracle Cure" text

ITC Bookman

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

ITC Grizzly

Main menu

ITC Grizzly, a variant of ITC Kabel, is a sans serif typeface used in Mario Strikers: Battle League for display text.

ITC Kabel

The clear screen in the Game & Wario minigame Ashley.
Game & Wario.

ITC Kabel is a sans serif typeface used in Game & Wario in its Ultra variant for display as well as body text. In WarioWare Gold, it is used once again for microgame commands, like in Game & Wario's Gamer.

ITC Kabel is also used prominently in Super Smash Bros., being present also on the game's logo. It is also present on the logos for Mario Kart 64 (Medium), Mario vs. Donkey Kong games (Bold) and Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Ultra). Additionally, it is used in the instruction booklets for Super Mario 64 and Mario Party.

ITC Kabel Ultra was also used for the logo for the unreleased English version of Nintendo Puzzle Collection.

  • Super Smash Bros.

    Super Smash Bros.

  • Used for the "SMASH" text in the logo for Super Smash Bros.

    Used for the "SMASH" text in the logo for Super Smash Bros.

  • Used for the number "64" in the logo for Mario Kart 64

    Used for the number "64" in the logo for Mario Kart 64

  • Used for the "Toadstool Tour" text in the logo for Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

    Used for the "Toadstool Tour" text in the logo for Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

  • Used for the "VS." text in the logo for Mario vs. Donkey Kong

    Used for the "VS." text in the logo for Mario vs. Donkey Kong

  • Nintendo Puzzle Collection unused English version logo

    Nintendo Puzzle Collection unused English version logo

Kafu Techno

Kafu Techno (花風テクノ Hanafū Tekuno) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used in WarioWare: Get It Together! for Dr. Crygor's stage, and WarioWare: Move It! for text in the Volcano Wario stage, Megagame Muscles, and the logo for Dirty Job.

Khamden Script

An artwork of Bowser and Peach's royal wedding.

Khamden Script is a script typeface from Solidtype. A modified version is used for Bowser and Princess Peach's wedding posters seen in Super Mario Odyssey.

Kurokane

Japanese artwork of a Mario stamp from Mario Party Superstars accompanied by text reading, “やった!”.
Mario Party Superstars

Kurokane (くろかね Kurokane) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the sticker text in Mario Party Superstars for the Japanese language. It is also widely used in WarioWare games starting from WarioWare Gold, as well as in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Kyo Geki

Kyo Geki (京劇体 Kyō Geki-tai) 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.

  • Mario Party 8

    Mario Party 8

LineG

LineG (ラインG RainG) is a sans serif typeface from Visual Design Laboratory. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the kanji.

Lithos

Lithos, in its Black variant, is employed for certain display text in Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Donkey Kong Land III and Wario Land 3 and for general interface text in Donkey Kong 64. Mario's Game Gallery also features Lithos Black for the game's title on the main menu, and Super Mario 64 uses it for the "COURSE" text on course icons.

More recently, it has been used for the logo of the Mario & Sonic games (once again in the form of Lithos Black), and has appeared in Super Mario Odyssey as part of the Mount Volbono sticker.

  • Wario Land 3

    Wario Land 3

  • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Game Over screen

    Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Game Over screen

  • Super Mario 64

    Super Mario 64

  • Mario's Game Gallery main menu

    Mario's Game Gallery main menu

  • Used for the "OLYMPIC GAMES" text in the logo for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

    Used for the "OLYMPIC GAMES" text in the logo for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games

  • SMO Sticker - Mount Volbono.png

LogoG

LogoG (ロゴG RogoG) is a sans serif typeface from Visual Design Laboratory. Its Latin characters are similar to Eurostile. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Bros. Wonder for the kana.

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 Rogona) 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 and the interface in the Nintendo Switch remake of Super Mario RPG for display text.

Matisse

Matisse (マティス Matisu) is a serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for text in Rising Star in WarioWare: Get It Together! and text in Jimmy T.'s stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

Mystery

Mystery (ミステリ Misuterī) is an uneven serif typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Matisse (マティス Matisu), a serif typeface also from Fontworks. It is used for the location name HUD in Luigi's Mansion and text in 9-Volt's stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

  • Luigi's Mansion

    Luigi's Mansion

Neo Sans

Excitement Battery

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 Cezanne

Wario's character introduction in WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together!

New Cezanne (ニューセザンヌ Nyū Sezan'nu) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used in WarioWare: Get It Together! and WarioWare: Move It! for display text.

News Gothic

News Gothic is a sans serif typeface from Morris Fuller Benton. It is used in Mario Strikers: Battle League for body text.

New Rodin

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

Noyh

Edge angry with Beep-0

Noyh is a sans serif typeface from Typesketchbook. It is used in Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope in its R Medium variant for body text.

Optima

The logo for Princess Peach: Showtime!
Optima, used for the "PRINCESS PEACH" text

Optima is a sans-serif typeface from Linotype. It is used for the logo for Princess Peach: Showtime!. It is also minorly seen in Super Mario Odyssey, where it is featured in the Tostarena sticker.

  • Super Mario Odyssey Tostarena sticker

    Super Mario Odyssey Tostarena sticker

PalRamune

The title screen for Balloon Bang in WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together! Balloon Bang

PalRamune (パルラムネ ParuRamune) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the logo for Balloon Bang in WarioWare: Get It Together! and text in Mona's stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

PalRetron

Title screen for Copycat Mirror
WarioWare: Move It! Copycat Mirror

PalRetron (パルレトロン ParuRetoron) is a font from Fontworks used for the logos for Medusa March and Copycat Mirror in WarioWare: Move It!.

PiePie

The logo for WarioWare: Get It Together!
PiePie, used for the "GET IT Together!" text

PiePie is a sans-serif typeface from Dharma Type. It is used for the logo for WarioWare: Get It Together!

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 Pop Fyūri) 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 Pop Happinesu) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

It is also used for the logos for the following games:

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

  • Luigi's Mansion

    Luigi's Mansion

  • Super Mario Sunshine

    Super Mario Sunshine

  • Mario Power Tennis

    Mario Power Tennis

  • Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

    Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat

  • Super Mario Galaxy

    Super Mario Galaxy

  • Super Mario Galaxy 2

    Super Mario Galaxy 2

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  • Luigi's Mansion logo.png

Pop Joy

Pop Joy (Popジョイ Pop Joi) 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, as well as the Gelato Beach, Pinna Park, and Pianta Village pages of the Super Mario Sunshine Guide Book.

POP Mix

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

Puffin Display Soft

Super Mario Bros. Wonder logo
Puffin Display Soft, used for the "WONDER" text

Puffin Display Soft is a sans-serif typeface from Bold Monday. Its Black font is used for the logo for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Pump

Pump is a sans-serif typeface originally from Letraset. It is used for the logos for the following games:

  • Used for the number "2"

    Used for the number "2"

  • Used for the "BADGE ARCADE" text

    Used for the "BADGE ARCADE" text

Raglan

Raglan (ラグラン Raguran) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks, an Ultra Bold derivative of Rodin. It is used for interface text in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. In WarioWare Gold, it is used for text in the Dancing Team and Wario Deluxe's stages. In WarioWare: Get it Together!, it is used for text in Orbulon's stage, the Showdown stage and for the title screen logos for Puck 'er Up and Frenemy Frenzy. In WarioWare: Move It!, it is used for text in Dr. Crygor's stage and text in Switching Gears.

  • WarioWare: Get it Together! Frenemy Frenzy

    WarioWare: Get it Together! Frenemy Frenzy

RocknRoll

RocknRoll (ロックンロール Rokkunrōru) 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, text in party minigames in WarioWare: Get It Together!, and text in Showdown in WarioWare: Move It!.

Rockwell

Mario Superstar Baseball promotional artwork: Game Logo
Rockwell, used for the "SUPERSTAR BASEBALL" text

Rockwell is a slab-serif typeface from Monotype. Rockwell Std Extra Bold is used for the logo for Mario Superstar Baseball.

Rodin Maria

Rodin Maria (ロダンマリア Rodan Maria) 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 Rodan 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 Rose

Rodin Rose (ロダンローズ Rodan Rōzu) is a sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is Rodin with Rose kana. It is used for the interface in Princess Peach: Showtime!.

Rodin Wanpaku

Rodin Wanpaku (ロダンわんぱく Rodan Wanpaku) 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

Mario Party: Star Rush E3 2016 screenshot
The font used for the interface as seen in Mario Party: Star Rush

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

In Wario Land: Shake It!, Rowdy is used for the "G" on Coin Bags and also for the "ON" and "OFF" on Certainty Switches in the Japanese version only. In WarioWare Gold, it is used for text in the Potluck Gang stage. It is also used for the "Puzzle & Dragons" portion of the Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition logo, and the "Arcade Edition" portion of the logo for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition.

  • Mario Party: The Top 100

    Mario Party: The Top 100

  • WarioWare Gold

    WarioWare Gold

  • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

    Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition

    Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition

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 Sūra) 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 Sūra Kyapī) 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)

Showcard Gothic

Showcard Gothic is a sans-serif typeface from The Font Bureau. It is used for the logos for the following games:

  • Used for the "LEGEND OF THE SEVEN STARS" text

    Used for the "LEGEND OF THE SEVEN STARS" text

  • Used for the "KING OF SWING" text

    Used for the "KING OF SWING" text

Skip

Skip (スキップ Sukippu) is a humanist sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

  • WarioWare: Get It Together!
  • WarioWare: Move It!.

Slump

Slump (スランプ Suranpu) is a rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is based on Seurat. It is used for subtitles in Super Mario Sunshine, pop-up boxes in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, display text in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, text in the Wario Bug stage in WarioWare: Get It Together!, and text in Pyoro W and subtitles in WarioWare: Move It! to denote characters and locations. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves and WarioWare Gold, it is used for text in Ashley's and Orbulon's levels respectively.

  • Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

    Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

  • WarioWare: Smooth Moves

    WarioWare: Smooth Moves

  • WarioWare Gold

    WarioWare Gold

Snell Roundhand

Bubblaine sticker from Super Mario Odyssey.

Snell Roundhand is a script typeface from Linotype. It is used in Super Mario Odyssey in the Bubblaine sticker.

Sō Gei

Sō Gei (綜藝体 Sō Gei-tai) 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

Stencil

Steam Gardens sticker from Super Mario Odyssey.

Stencil is a serif typeface from American Type Foundry. It is seen in Super Mario Odyssey, where it is used on the sticker for the Steam Gardens, albeit with a modified "R" glyph.

Stick

Stick (ステッキ Sutekki) is a font from Fontworks used for the interface in Super Mario Sunshine for the Japanese language, the interface in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the kana, and the text in Dribble & Spit's stage in WarioWare: Move It!.

Taberna Serif

Key artwork of Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Taberna Serif is a font from Latinotype. Its Black variant is used for the "Brothership" subtitle of the Mario & Luigi: Brothership logo.

The Bold Font

The Bold Font is a sans serif typeface from Sven Pels. It is used in The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the logo for Super Mario Bros. Plumbing and location names in the Super Mario Bros. Plumbing commercial.

  • Used for the "PLUMBING" text

    Used for the "PLUMBING" text

  • TSMBM Dispatcher.png

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.

Times New Roman

The logo for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Times New Roman, used for the "PARTNERS IN TIME" text

Times New Roman is a serif typeface from Monotype. It is used for the logo for Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.

UD Kakugo

UD Kakugo (UD角ゴ UD Kaku go) 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, Tetris 99, and Princess Peach: Showtime! for Western languages. It is also used for the sticker text in Mario Party Superstars for Western languages and the logo for The "Who's in Control?" Show in WarioWare: Move It!.

UD Marugo

UD Marugo (UD丸ゴ UD Maru go) is a Universal Design rounded sans serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in Super Mario Party for Western languages. It is also used for text in Pyoro W in WarioWare: Move It!.

UD Mincho

The title screen for Gotta Bounce
WarioWare: Get It Together! Gotta Bounce

UD Mincho (UD明朝 UD Minchō) is a Universal Design serif typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the logo for Gotta Bounce in WarioWare: Get It Together!.

UD Shin Go

UD Shin Go (UD新ゴ UD Shin go) 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 and is used as the typeface for Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, the classic game applications for Nintendo Switch Online, and the player names on many Mario games on the console. 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

Moon Kingdom sticker from Super Mario Odyssey.

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.

In Super Mario Odyssey, it is used on the Honeylune Ridge sticker.

Yuruka

Yuruka used in Yoshi's Crafted World

Yuruka (ユールカ Yūruka) is a Point of Purchase typeface from Fontworks. It is used for the interface in the following games:

  • Yoshi's Crafted World
  • WarioWare: Get It Together!
  • WarioWare: Move It!
  • Mario & Luigi: Brothership

References

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