Author's note

Chinese Karaoke, by Vladimir Nikolic, is a free faux-Chinese display font with sharp, poster-like caps. The letters mix blocky weight with hooked corners, clipped diagonals, and pointed drops that echo Chinatown signage and takeout-menu lettering without becoming ornate.

That makes this free font a natural pick for restaurant branding, street-food posters, event flyers, retro game title cards, and cover lines that need a quick East Asian pastiche. It also works for short headlines and monograms, where those cut-in angles and dangling points give even a few letters a loud, stylized silhouette.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright (c) 2023 by Vladimir Nikolic. All rights reserved.
Font family
Chinese Karaoke
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
VladimirNikolic: Chinese Karaoke Regular: 2023
Full font name
Chinese Karaoke Regular
Name table version
Version 1.000
Postscript font name
ChineseKaraoke-Regular
Trademark notice
Chinese Karaoke Regular is a trademark of Vladimir Nikolic.
Manufacturer name
Designer
Description
Copyright (c) 2023 by Vladimir Nikolic. All rights reserved.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2024-05-18
Revision1
Glyph count56
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced