# Kranky font

> A wobbly hand-drawn outline face with slab serifs, hollow strokes and a deliberately uneven line.

Kranky is a hand-drawn display typeface published by Sideshow, a Font Diner label, with hollow outlined letters and slab serifs. Kranky has one Regular style and 228 glyphs for the basic Latin character set. Kranky is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 and suits children's material, comic titles, party invitations and other light-hearted headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Sideshow
- License: Apache License 2.0 (https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 228
- Character sets: latin
- Last updated: 2025-06-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Kranky
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/kranky
- Tagged for: Headlines, Posters, Casual, Kids

## About Kranky

Kranky is a display typeface drawn as a shaky outline, as though each letter had been traced by hand with a pen. In the specimen the strokes are hollow, shown as two wavering lines with a white interior, and they end in slab serifs that tilt at slightly different angles. Letters lean a little left or right, the baseline is not perfectly even and curves wobble, which gives a word a homemade, comic tone; the publisher sums it up as hand-crafted and fun-filled. The family has one Regular style, with no bold or italic, and is not a variable font. It contains 228 glyphs, enough for English and Western European languages, and only the Latin subset is included. The catalogue credits Sideshow, the name table gives the designer as Squid, and the copyright belongs to Font Diner, Inc. under the Apache License 2.0.

## License

Apache License 2.0. Copyright (c) 2010 by Font Diner, Inc DBA Sideshow. All rights reserved.

Allowed:
- Use the fonts in personal and commercial work.
- Modify the fonts and distribute your modified version.
- Redistribute the fonts, including as part of a larger product.

Conditions:
- Copies must include the license text and keep the copyright and attribution notices.
- Files you change must carry a notice saying that you changed them.
- The license does not grant the right to use the authors' trademarks.

Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

## Where it works

- **Children's party invitations**: Wobbly hollow letters read as a hand-made sign, a fitting tone for birthdays and school events.
- **Comic and storybook titles**: Uneven slab serifs and tilted letters give a title a doodled look.
- **Halloween and fairground posters**: The shaky line can look jittery or spooky when a headline is set large.
- **Craft labels and classroom displays**: Outlined letters leave a white interior, so the paper colour shows through each stroke.

## Things to know

- **Outline, not solid**: The strokes are hollow. At small sizes the two thin contour lines become faint, so Kranky needs to be set large.
- **Latin subset only**: With 228 glyphs, the font does not include Latin Extended.
- **Apache License 2.0**: Kranky may be used commercially, modified and distributed; copies keep the license text and copyright notices.

## FAQs

### Is Kranky free for commercial use?

Yes. Kranky is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which permits commercial use, modification and distribution. Copies must carry the license text and the copyright notices, changed files must state that they were changed, and the license grants no trademark rights.

### Who designed Kranky?

Kranky is credited to Sideshow. The name table inside the font gives the designer as Squid and the manufacturer as Font Diner, Inc., doing business as Sideshow.

### How many weights does Kranky have?

Kranky has one weight, Regular 400, with no bold or italic.

### Is Kranky an outline font?

Yes. In Kranky each stroke is drawn as a hollow, hand-wobbled outline rather than a solid line.

### Which languages does Kranky support?

Kranky includes the letters needed for English and Western European languages such as French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch. Latin Extended is not included.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/kranky (trendhub)