Japanese characters include kanji, hiragana, katakana and some latin characters. There are two main types of Japanese fonts: serif mincho and sans-serif gothic, which give different impressions. When designing with Japanese, considerations must be given to font size, line height and letter spacing to improve readability. Additionally, many Japanese webfonts are now available to allow for more expressive designs online. Understanding basic design rules for Japanese characters provides advantages when working with projects involving the Japanese language.