To understand W9, you first need to understand the family. The Hiragino Sans (also historically known as Hiragino Kaku Gothic ) is a sans-serif typeface designed by JIYUKOBO Ltd. and published by SCREEN Graphic Solutions Co., Ltd.. It was designed with the modern era in mind; developers aimed to create a typeface that "anticipated today’s world where most people do their reading on displays and yet still has an orthodox letterform that does not blur when printed on paper".