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KATO____.ttf
Kato Font
Author's note
Kato, Keith Bates' free Japanese-inspired display font, gives Latin letters a brushy, calligraphic rhythm that feels pulled from signage rather than straight type. The letters mix heavy, rounded forms with sharp flicks and curling ends, so the font feels lively and slightly theatrical without losing its simple, hand-drawn pulse.
It fits posters, restaurant branding, album sleeves, event flyers, and title cards where a short line needs that East Asian brush-note more than strict neutrality. As a free font, Kato also works well for logos, cover lines, and monogram-like initials, because those hooked curves and sweeping turns carry plenty of mood in just a few characters.
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Originally conceived as two separate Japan-inspired fonts, the upper and lower cases can be mixed at the typographer's own risk.
It fits posters, restaurant branding, album sleeves, event flyers, and title cards where a short line needs that East Asian brush-note more than strict neutrality. As a free font, Kato also works well for logos, cover lines, and monogram-like initials, because those hooked curves and sweeping turns carry plenty of mood in just a few characters.
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Originally conceived as two separate Japan-inspired fonts, the upper and lower cases can be mixed at the typographer's own risk.
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Basic font information
Copyright notice
Kato (version 3.01) by Keith Bates, K-Type Freebie 2002, 2006 www.k-type.com ¥ keith@k-type.com
Font family
Kato
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 Kato
Full font name
Kato
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 3/2/06
Postscript font name
Kato
Extended font information
Platforms supported
PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 2.0 and onwards semantics, Unicode BMP only.
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only
Font details
Revision1
Glyph count269
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
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