Kobe Font
Kobe is our new classic. First released as a one-weight font in 2018, it quickly became a house favorite : its straight-forward, well-proportioned modular structure made…
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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Character set · 606 glyphs
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ZIP (TTF / OTF) · free for personal use, check the included license for commercial projects.
Kobe is our new classic. First released as a one-weight font in 2018, it quickly became a house favorite : its straight-forward, well-proportioned modular structure made it as usable in text as its playful terminals and many alternates made it fit for display versions. Kobe is versatile yet timeless, which is why it defines the studio so well and is often present in our communication. The numerous ligatures and stylistic sets take inspiration from Japanese writing shapes. The regular version has just undergone a subtle makeover and now exists in 5 additional weights, perfect for text. The daring slant of its oblique makes the letters stand out in large paragraphs and is a clear testimony of our studio’s quirky approach at designing fonts.
Where Kobe Font works best
Interfaces and dashboards
Kobe Font keeps its shape at 14 and 16 pixels, which is where interface text actually lives. Numbers and capitals stay distinguishable in tables.
Decks and internal documents
Presentations are read at a distance; a clean sans with a strong bold is the safest hierarchy you can build in a hurry.
Signage and wayfinding
Simple letterforms survive angles, glare and movement, so Kobe Font suits door signs, menus boards and exhibition panels.
Is Kobe Font really free?
The download costs nothing and needs no account. What you may do with the font afterwards is set by its author: the license file travels inside the archive, and it is the only document that decides whether a commercial project is covered.
How do I install it on Windows or a Mac?
Three steps, no extra software:
- Download the ZIP and extract it (double-click on Mac, right-click → Extract on Windows).
- Open the .ttf or .otf file and click Install / Install Font.
- Restart the app you want to use it in — the font is now available system-wide.
What kind of work does Kobe Font suit?
It sits in the Sans Serif Fonts group and reads as classic, display, playful, sans serif. That makes it a candidate wherever those qualities help: headings, packaging, social graphics and brand work. Set it at the size you plan to use before deciding.
Kobe Font previews
6 samples — glyphs, weights and use cases
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