Author's note

Tangram Black, designed by Manfred Klein, is a free geometric display font assembled from hard-edged puzzle shapes. Blocks, wedges, and stepped angles give every letter a jagged cut-paper silhouette.

Game graphics are an obvious home for this puzzle-built construction, especially in adventure interfaces and title cards. Its resemblance to assembled pieces also suits educational posters, toy packaging, and museum activity materials focused on geometry, hands-on learning, and spatial play. Because each letter reads like an object assembled from separate pieces, the type can become part of a maze illustration or a set of game emblems rather than serving as neutral lettering.

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TangramBlack font character map

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TangramBlack font character map: Basic Latin, page 1

Glyphs in the TangramBlack font — Basic Latin, page 1

Basic font information

Copyright notice
22.8.93 + 6-1-04 (c) Manfred Klein. 1 Quadrat, ein Parallelogramm, 5 Dreiecke in drei Groessen: ein jahrtausendealtes chinesisches Formenspiel, hier zum ersten Mal fuer die Typografie nutzbar gemacht.
Font family
TangramBlack
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TangramBlack
Full font name
TangramBlack
Name table version
1.0 2004-01-06
Postscript font name
TangramBlack

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2004-01-07
Revision1
Glyph count80
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classOrnamentals
WeightBold
WidthExpanded
Mac styleBold
DirectionMixed directional glyphs
Pattern natureBold
PitchMonospaced
Complete pack contains 3 font weights listed below:
TangramBlack.ttf
TangramWhiteBlack.ttf
Tangram-MainLayer.ttf