Author's note

Kinishinai NBP by Nate Halley is a free Japanese-inspired display font with a sharp techno edge. Its tall, narrow letters use straight strokes, clipped corners, and abrupt diagonal cuts. Broad gaps inside the forms keep the rigid construction open and give the alphabet a disciplined, architectural profile.

The angular lettering can echo the hard lines of circuitry, arcade graphics, and futuristic illustration. That connection makes it especially useful for game interfaces, electronic music posters, and technology branding. It also suits manga-themed event graphics and packaging that draws on a stylized Japanese pop-culture setting.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Copyright Nate Halley 2012
Font family
Kinishinai NBP
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
FontStruct Kinishinai NBP
Full font name
Kinishinai NBP Regular
Name table version
Version 1.0
Postscript font name
Kinishinai-NBP
Trademark notice
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Manufacturer name
http://fontstruct.com
Designer
Nate Halley
Description
Kinishinai NBP was built with FontStruct

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2012-09-14
Revision1
Glyph count100
Units per Em1024
Embedding rightsEmbedding for preview & printing allowed
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular