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The Ultimate Guide to Hiragino Sans W9 Install: Mastering the Heaviest Weight

Installation Guide by Operating System

2. "I see W3, W6, but not W9."

  • You may have only installed a "Standard" version of the font pack which only includes a few weights. W9 is a specialized weight usually found in the "Complete" or "Pro" font packs. You need to ensure you have the specific W9 file.

Web usage (self-hosted) — high-level steps

  1. Confirm webfont license that permits self-hosting.
  2. Obtain WOFF/WOFF2 versions (recommended) and subset if allowed to reduce size.
  3. Upload files to your web server.
  4. Add @font-face in CSS: 
    @font-face 
  font-family: "Hiragino Sans";
  src: url("/fonts/hiragino-sans-w9.woff2") format("woff2");
  font-weight: 900;
  font-style: normal;
  font-display: swap;
  5. Use in CSS: 
    .headline  font-family: "Hiragino Sans", "Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN", system-ui, sans-serif; font-weight: 900;
  6. Test across browsers and platforms; provide fallbacks for systems without the font.

1. Know what you're dealing with

Hiragino Sans W9 is a Japanese Gothic typeface with an extra-bold (900) weight.
It is not free and is typically bundled with:

  • macOS (as a system font)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (as part of Adobe Fonts / Typekit)
  • Some paid Japanese font packages

If you don’t already own a license, you won’t find a legitimate free download.