Ming TrueTypePersonal use
Preview of the Ming font
  • Accents (partial)
  • Euro
MING____.ttf

Author's note

Ming by Keith Bates is a free modern gothic font with a blunt, poster-like voice. Its strongest cue is the tension between plain, hefty lowercase forms and that striking M, where the diagonals cross into a sharp woven shape, while the rounded dot and curling g keep the mood from turning severe.

It fits branding, magazine covers, music flyers, title cards, and storefront graphics where a few letters need attitude without ornament. As a free font, Ming works especially well for short headlines, monograms, and logo sketches because the design stays simple overall but gives you one memorable twist right at the start.

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Ming font character map

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Ming font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the Ming font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
Ming (version 3.01) by Keith Bates K-Type © 2001, 2006 www.k-type.com keith@k-type.com
Font family
Ming
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 Ming
Full font name
Ming
Name table version
Macromedia Fontographer 4.1.5 11/2/06
Postscript font name
Ming

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)
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced