Kevin Liu

Katagami

A free font family in five styles for interfaces, long reading and code.

TypeInterface

Open katagami.kevinliu.studioSource

The numbers

  • 116commitsgit rev-list --count 3f3a0ea50
  • 1GitHub stargh api repos/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami --jq .stargazers_count (2026-10-30)
  • 5check filesgh api repos/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami/git/trees/3f3a0ea50?recursive=1 | grep -cE <glob>
  • 6.82commits per active day116 commits over 17 distinct commit dates, 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-29

Trait

Variable Its weights run 100 to 900, so you set Weight Axis: heavier hits harder, misses more.

Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:36

Moves

  1. Bezier Points hits for 120, 95% of the time. The site draws the word Katagami as outlines; drag any curve point and the letter reshapes.

    Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:20, 25

  2. Weight Axis hits for 135 at wght 600. Each Katagami style is a variable font: one file holding every weight, plus a matching Italic.

    Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:23, 36-40, 51

  3. Shared Skeleton restores 60 health. Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono are built on one shared skeleton, so the site’s slider morphs a word through all five.

    Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:9, 25

  4. Confusables Apart hits for 100. Katagami Mono, the coding style, gives 0, O, 1, l and I clearly different shapes, so code reads without mix-ups.

    Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:40, 57

Numbers pinned at 3f3a0ea50, 2026-10-29.

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$ curl -s https://www.kevinliu.studio/llms-full.txt
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# Katagami

A free font family in five styles for interfaces, long reading and code.

Card 4 of 26 in Kevin Liu's collection. 2026. Type and Interface.

- Live: https://katagami.kevinliu.studio/
- Source: https://github.com/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami
- Inks: 2
- Health 309, attack 103, defence 107, speed 113

## The numbers

- **116 commits**. Receipt: `git rev-list --count 3f3a0ea50`
- **1 GitHub star**. Receipt: `gh api repos/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami --jq .stargazers_count (2026-10-30)`
- **5 check files**. Receipt: `gh api repos/Kevin-Liu-01/Katagami/git/trees/3f3a0ea50?recursive=1 | grep -cE <glob>`
- **6.82 commits per active day**. Receipt: `116 commits over 17 distinct commit dates, 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-29`

## Trait

**Variable**. Its weights run 100 to 900, so you set Weight Axis: heavier hits harder, misses more. Receipt: `Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:36`

## Moves

- Bezier Points hits for 120, 95% of the time. The site draws the word Katagami as outlines; drag any curve point and the letter reshapes. Receipt: `Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:20, 25`
- Weight Axis hits for 135 at wght 600. Each Katagami style is a variable font: one file holding every weight, plus a matching Italic. Receipt: `Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:23, 36-40, 51`
- Shared Skeleton restores 60 health. Sans, Round, Text, Serif and Mono are built on one shared skeleton, so the site’s slider morphs a word through all five. Receipt: `Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:9, 25`
- Confusables Apart hits for 100. Katagami Mono, the coding style, gives 0, O, 1, l and I clearly different shapes, so code reads without mix-ups. Receipt: `Katagami@3f3a0ea:README.md:40, 57`

Facts pinned at commit 3f3a0ea50 on 2026-10-29.

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