Typeface Style Guide
These are the preferred settings for subtitle typefacing.
This is in the situation of a 1080p video.
HLR Standards
These are guidelines to be followed by HoloResort Translations subbers.
Font Family | Noto Sans Japanese (Noto Sans JP)
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Font Size | 100-120 (Standard is 110)
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Border or Outline Size | 7-8 (Standard is 7.5) |
Border or Outline Color |
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Shadow | 0-1 (Standard is 0.5)
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General Standards
For general and basic typesetting advice, we recommend lyger's Subtitling Guide.
These are all-purpose guidelines we recommend for all subbers.
Font
- It should be easily distinguishable.
- It should be moderately thick.
- There are no unnecessary shapes to the characters.
Font Size
- The cap height should cover around 8% of the screen.
- ~80 pixels on a 1080p video.
- Too small and it can’t be read on mobile vertical; Too big and it’ll steal most of the attention.
Border Size
- ~⅓ of the font’s thickness.
- Eyeball it until it feels right.
- Find the right balance for your font.
Border Color
- VTuber Color Reference.
- It should be easily distinguishable who’s who. Especially in a collab.
Shadow
- Personally, using it other than indenting text is just a waste.
- I won’t go past 3
- Might use it for ShadTrick instead.
Note to HLR Docs Editors:
- Link to ShadTrick