Author's note

UKIJ Kufi Kawak, from the Uyghur Computer Science Association, is a free 3D display font with a stark, calligraphic rhythm and a distinctly Kufic-meets-blackletter attitude. The letters are tall, sharply cut, and doubled with a hard-edged shadow effect that turns simple verticals and diagonals into a dramatic, architectural pattern.

It works well on posters, book covers, music packaging, title cards, and branding where a few letters need weight and ceremony rather than warmth. As a free font, it suits short headlines, logos, and monogram-like initials especially well, because the layered forms create depth even when the wording is brief.

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Basic font information

Copyright notice
Uyghur Computer Science Association. Free distributed and all rights reserved. http://www.ukij.org
Font family
UKIJ Kufi Kawak
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
UKIJ Kufi Kawak:Version 2.00
Full font name
UKIJ Kufi Kawak
Name table version
Version 2.00 February 9, 2004
Postscript font name
UKIJKufiKawak
Trademark notice
Uyghur Computer Science Association
Manufacturer name
Uyghur Computer Science Association
Designer

Extended font information

Platforms supported

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

Font details

Created2005-06-01
Revision2
Glyph count1070
Units per Em2048
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classSans serif
WeightSemi-light
WidthExtra-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced