Katakana

I figure you guys are the best people to ask. A friend wants their (English) name in katakana embroidered onto their judo gi. I've got the name transliterated but I wanted to know, are there different 'fonts' of katakana or are they all really standard? If there are different fonts then what would be best for something like this? Thanks.

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Make them a kanji name; it'll look a lot better and be a lot easier.

I figure you guys are the best people to ask. A friend wants their (English) name in English embroidered onto their judo gi. I've got the name transliterated but I wanted to know, are there different 'fonts' of Latin or are they all really standard? If there are different fonts then what would be best for something like this? Thanks.

If you are referring to fonts like Times Roman or Arial, then yes there are different fonts for Japanese.

A quick google search came up with this http://nihongoup.com/blog/10-beautiful-japanese-fonts/ check it out if you want to see some differing fonts.

>>4
Not gonna lie, I laughed

NOTE: not OP here.

>>3
>Make them a kanji name; it'll look a lot better and be a lot easier.
It's a nice idea... maybe, searching his name's etymology and translating the name?
(Example: Karl, Charles, Charlie and Carlos' kanji would all be 自由な ziyûna "free", since they derive from Germanic *Karlaz "free man")
I think it's a more sensible way than just using katakana. Firstly, because there's a meaning; secondly, because avoids katakana restrictions, where (using the same example) Karl would be ka-a-ru.

You can only write non Japanese names and words in katakana, not kanji or hiragana (7 is a faggot and needs to die). there is only font of katakana. One font to rule them all

>>8
Maybe some people want to get rid of their names. Don't crush thier hope.

今日は俺の誕生日だよ！！！！！

>>8
What's the problem with my idea [search etymology, translate name, use kanji]?
Kanji is multilingual anyway!

You aren't forced to like it, it's just a suggestion.

You, sir, are a idiot X-D

>>10
Happy Birthday.

Also, there are lots of different fonts for Japanese, just as there are for English.

Don't put your name in kanji; that's just stupid. If you put 自由な, people will wonder why you've put a random adjective on your belt.

Most Karate belts I've seen stick with the MS Mincho font or something similar.

>>11
>What's the problem with my idea
Have you seen names IRL that consisted both of kanji and kana at the same time? Also there is one more problem with putting several random kanji together: remember Battler from umineko vn, who admitted(on 1st, maybe  2nd, page of vn) that people read his name incorrectly all the time.

Just tell him to put 田中太郎 on it and be done with it

>>8

Where did this guy get his kanji Japanese name from? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadio_Hearn

>>15
One usually selects a Japanese name for themselves after receiving Japanese citizenship. The Wikipedia article you linked to states it bluntly:

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (27 June 1850 – 26 September 1904), also known as Koizumi Yakumo (小泉 八雲) after gaining Japanese citizenship, was an author, best known for his books about Japan.

私の名前は石田龍之介です。　よろしくお願いします。