Author's note

Kingthings Conundrum by Kevin King is a free faux-Chinese display font built from forceful, brush-like strokes. The letters are broad and angular, with sharp hooks and abrupt changes in weight. Dense crossbars resemble quick ink marks.

As a theatrical title, it can turn lettering into an illustrated sign rather than neutral text. Its exaggerated brushwork suits martial arts posters and game graphics for comic-book action and historical fantasy. Restaurant branding and novelty packaging can use its carved, emblematic shapes to suggest an East Asian setting.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Kingthings Conundrum Copyright Kevin King: Kingthings 2007.
Font family
Kingthings Conundrum
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Kingthings Conundrum
Full font name
Kingthings Conundrum
Name table version
1.0
Postscript font name
KingthingsConundrum
Trademark notice
Kingthings Conundrum is a registered Trademark of Kingthings.
Manufacturer name
kevinking@mypostoffice.co.uk
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created1999-03-08
Revision1
Glyph count63
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding restricted (not allowed!)
Family classOrnamentals
WeightMedium (normal)
WidthSemi-expanded
Width typeNormal
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBook, text, regular, etc.
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI