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GT Maru

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GT Maru is a licensed font from Grilli Type: no price is printed on the pages read for it. The 4 open-licence families below are suggested in its place, each with the basis for the substitution.

The name above is set in a fallback face. GT Maru is a licensed font and there is no file here to show it in; the foundry’s page has the real specimen.

Designer
Thierry Blancpain
Released
2021
Styles
25
Classification
Sans serif
Price
Not read from the foundry’s page on 2026-09-04; see the page.
Trial
The foundry offers a trial download.

A rounded sans inspired by the rounded Latin characters on Japanese signage, combining sign-painting warmth with the mechanical quality of engraved letters; includes emoji. 25 styles.

Free alternatives to GT Maru

Suggested, not measured

Typecase measures fonts from their outlines. GT Maru is not on this machine, so these were chosen by what is known about it — classification, lineage, common use — and each is labelled with that basis. Open one to see its measured character and neighbours.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Varela Round webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Varela Round.

Varela RoundSans serif

same classification

A rounded sans with a similarly friendly tone; single weight only.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Quicksand webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Quicksand.

QuicksandSans serif

same classification

A rounded geometric sans in several weights; lighter and more geometric than GT Maru.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Fredoka webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Fredoka.

FredokaSans serif

same classification

A rounded display sans with a broad weight range; bolder and more playful.

Quiet luxury, approachable

The Comfortaa webfont did not load here — this is a fallback face, not Comfortaa.

ComfortaaDisplay

same classification

A rounded geometric display face; more decorative.

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