noun
textbook typeface; handwritten-style block font
A Japanese typeface that mimics handwritten block characters, commonly used in educational materials for clarity.
小学校の教科書は教科書体で印刷されている。
Elementary school textbooks are printed in the textbook typeface.
教科書体は手書きの楷書に近い字形が特徴だ。
The textbook typeface is characterized by letterforms close to handwritten block script.
Compound of 教科書 (textbook) + 体 (style/typeface). The term directly describes its primary use in educational textbooks.