Author's note

King Luau by Steve Ferrera is a free hand-painted brush display font with broad, sweeping strokes and lively changes in width. Its irregular letters lean into loose curves, sharp flicks, and uneven joins that keep the silhouettes slightly off balance.

Beach culture and surf music suit this lettering because the brisk brushwork recalls a quickly painted sign with an upbeat, improvised edge rather than formal lettering. It can shape poster titles, drink packaging, event invitations, and music merchandise, especially when the artwork uses palm leaves, waves, or playful island imagery.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright 2007, 2010© Steve Ferrera. All Rights Reserved
Font family
King Luau
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
King Luau
Full font name
King Luau
Name table version
1.0 January 1, 2007
Postscript font name
KingLuau
Manufacturer name
Steve Ferrera
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2007-01-01
Revision1
Glyph count654
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for editing allowed
Family classNo classification
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthMedium (normal)
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced