Author's note

Khan font by Chris Paveglio is a free retro display typeface that hits with a bold, prowling stride. Its chunky strokes, squared curves, and sharply cut angles feel like vintage sci‑fi lettering etched in metal, giving every word a sense of motion and weight. The tight rhythm between letters creates a solid, almost monolithic line of text that demands attention without feeling cluttered.

Using Khan in large sizes, you get a strong, futurist headline that instantly sets a mood. This free font works beautifully for arcade or gaming logos, sci‑fi posters, tech event flyers, esports branding, and bold product packaging. It also shines in retro‑themed album covers and streaming graphics. Pair Khan with a clean, light sans serif for smaller supporting copy to keep layouts readable while its aggressive shapes do the talking.

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Khan font character map

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Khan font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Khan font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
©1996 Chris Paveglio, C.A. Paveglio, LTD.; with the help of Jesus Christ & my Guardian Angels
Font family
Khan
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.2 Khan
Full font name
Khan
Name table version
Altsys Fontographer 4.0.2 1/8/98
Postscript font name
Khan

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
UnicodeUnicode 1.0 semantics
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Revision1
Glyph count242
Units per Em1200
Embedding rightsLicensed font (protected)
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-expanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 6 font weights listed below:
KHAN.TTF
KHANOUTL.TTF
KHFILL.TTF
KHANBOLD.TTF
KHANLIGH.TTF
KHALRFIL.TTF