List of fonts

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

First Mario font
The first Mario font is an uneven sans serif typeface designed by Nintendo in 1996. It is used for the interface in Mario games from Super Mario 64 to Mario Sports Mix before the second Mario font appeared in Super Mario 3D Land. After that, the first Mario font was still used through the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Second Mario font
The second Mario font 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.

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.

Ad Lib
Ad Lib is an uneven sans serif typeface from American Type Founders. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Mario Party Textbox PAL
 is used for the interface in the French and German versions of Mario Party.

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
 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
 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.

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
 * Super Mario Party
 * Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Pop Fury
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
 * Super Mario Galaxy (Western languages)
 * Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Western languages)

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 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
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.

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)

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.

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.

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