Editing Fonts in the Kingdom Hearts series

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The ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series uses an extensive array of recurring fonts in its logos and interfaces. Though some of these fonts are original and have no official source, others are based on existing fonts that are publicly available. This page compiles these fonts and details their use throughout the series.

== Fonts in game logos ==
=== Ballantines Script EF ===
[https://www.myfonts.com/collections/ballantines-script-font-elsner-flake Ballantines Script EF] is a script font designed by [https://www.myfonts.com/collections/brendel-type-studio Brendel Type Studio] and published by [https://www.myfonts.com/collections/elsner-flake-foundry Elsner+Flake]. It appears in the logo for ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts 358-2 Days Logo KHD.png|200px]]
| "358/2 Days"
|}

=== Birch ===<!--Some of the serifs don't quite match but I'm confident it's just because the decorations on the logo-->
[https://www.myfonts.com/collections/birch-font-adobe Birch] is a serif typeface designed by {{w|William Hamilton Page}}. It appears in the logo for [[Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory]].
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Logo KHMOM.png|200px]]
| "Melody of Memory"
|}

=== Copperplate Gothic ===
{{w|Copperplate Gothic}} is a serif typeface designed by {{w|Frederic Goudy}}. It appears in the logo for ''[[Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance]]'' and [[Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD|its HD remaster]].
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Logo KH3D.png|200px]]
| "3D"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD Logo.png|200px]]
| "HD"
|}

=== Floridian Script ===
[https://www.myfonts.com/collections/atfloridian-script-font-monotype-imaging Floridian Script] is a {{w|Monotype Imaging|Monotype}} script font that appears in the logo for ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]''.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Logo KHBBS.png|200px]]
| "Birth by Sleep"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix Logo KHBBSFM.png|200px]]
| "Birth by Sleep"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- Logo KH0.2.png|200px]]
| "Birth by Sleep"
|}

=== Friz Quadrata ===
{{w|Friz Quadrata}} is a serif typeface designed by Ernst Friz and Victor Caruso. It appears in the logo for ''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts coded Logo KHC.png|200px]]
| "coded"
|}

=== Serpentine ===
[https://www.myfonts.com/collections/serpentine-font-linotype Serpentine] is a serif typeface designed by [https://www.myfonts.com/collections/dick-jensen Dick Jensen]. It appears in the logos for many different ''Kingdom Hearts'' games.
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:400px"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
!style="width:250px"|Logo||style="width:150px"|Usage
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts ReChain of Memories Logo KHRECOM.png|200px]]
| "Re:Chain of Memories"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix Logo KHIIFM.png|200px]]
| "Final Mix"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Recoded Logo KHREC.png|200px]]
| "Re:coded"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix Logo KHBBSFM.png|200px]]
| "FINAL MIX"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Logo KH3D.png|200px]]
| "Dream Drop Distance"
|-
![[File:Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD Logo.png|200px]]
| "Dream Drop Distance"
|}

== Fonts in user interfaces ==
=== Cinema Calligraphy ===<!--Confirmed in game files-->
[https://archive.org/details/jimaku-font Cinema Calligraphy] is the subtitle font for ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts Dark Road]]''.
<gallery>
7 and 13 01 KHUX.png|Cinema Calligraphy in the subtitles for ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''.
Across the Ocean 01 KHDR.png|Cinema Calligraphy in the subtitles for ''Kingdom Hearts Dark Road''.
</gallery>

=== Garamond ===
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{{w|Garamond}} appears in the copyright notice screens for many different ''Kingdom Hearts'' games.

=== DFPSoGei ===<!--Confirmed in game files-->
[https://www.dynacw.com/en/product/product_download_detail.aspx?sid=241 DFPSoGei] is a {{w|DynaComware}} font that appears in the menus of many different ''Kingdom Hearts'' games. Though it was used extensively from ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'' onwards, it can be found in many games released prior.
<gallery>
Command Menu (Default) KHIII.png|DFPSoGei in the interface for ''Kingdom Hearts III''.
</gallery>
<!--{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width:50%"
|-style="{{style||a}}"
! Game !! Usage
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' || Title screen<br>Tutorial screens
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'' || Title screen<br>Tutorial screens
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]'' || Title screen
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'' || Title screen
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts Union χ]]'' || User interface (Japanese)
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]'' || User interface
|-
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory]]'' || User interface
|}-->

=== DFSouGei-W5G ===<!--Confirmed in game files-->
DFSouGei-W5G is the interface font for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
<gallery>
Command Menu (Station of Awakening) TwT KHII.png|DFSouGei-W5G in the interface for ''Kingdom Hearts II''.
</gallery>

=== PRGothIWA-Dm ===<!--Confirmed in game files-->
PRGothIWA-Dm is the English-language interface font for ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''.
<gallery>
KHUX X3 ex tres Home Menu.png|PRGothIWA-Dm in the English-language interface of ''Kingdom Hearts Union χ''.
</gallery>

=== RodinNTLG ===
[https://en.fontworks.co.jp/fontsearch/rodinpro-m/ RodinNTLG] is a Fontworks font that appears in the user interface of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory]]''.
<gallery>
Tutorial Screen KHMOM.png|RodinNTLG near the bottom of the interface for ''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory''.
</gallery>

== Fonts in graphics ==
=== Ad Lib ===
{{w|Ad Lib (typeface)|Ad Lib}} is a font designed by Freeman Craw for {{w|American Type Founders}}. It appears in the Command Gauge for [[Experiment 626]]'s [[D-Link]] in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.
<gallery>
Experiment 626 D-Link KHBBS.png|Ad Lib in the Command Gauge for Experiment 626's D-Link.
</gallery>

=== Comic Sans MS ===
{{w|Comic Sans MS}} is a sans-serif typeface designed by {{w|Vincent Connare}} and released by {{w|Microsoft Corporation}}. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded'', [[Jiminy Cricket]]'s messages regarding [[Naminé]] are written in Comic Sans MS.
<gallery>
Opening 01 KHREC.png|One of Jiminy's messages about Naminé.
</gallery>

=== Copperplate Gothic ===
Copperplate Gothic appears in the Command Menu graphic for the {{c|Frying Pan|Formchange}} [[Formchange]].
<gallery>
FC Sprite Frying Pan KHIII.png|Copperplate Gothic in the Frying Pan Formchange's Command Menu.
</gallery>

=== Eagle ===
{{w|Eagle (typeface)|Eagle}} is a sans-serif typeface designed by {{w|Morris Fuller Benton}}. A heavily modified version of Eagle appears in the logo for [[Toy Box]].
<gallery>
Toy Box Logo KHIII.png|Eagle in the logo for Toy Box.
</gallery>

=== Floridian Script ===
On-screen text is displayed in Floridian Script during the following cutscenes:
* ''Kingdom Hearts II'' main menu cinematic ([[Kairi's Letter]])
* [[Blank Points]]
* [[A Fragmentary Passage]]
* [[Another Guardian of Light]]

=== Futura ===
{{w|Futura (typeface)|Futura}} is a sans-serif typeface designed by {{w|Paul Renner}}. It appears in the logo and Command Menu for [[Monstropolis]]. It also appears in the Command Menu graphics for the [[Happy Gear]]'s Formchanges.
<gallery>
Monstropolis Logo KHIII.png|Futura as it appears in Monstropolis' logo.
Command Menu (Monstropolis) MP KHIII.png|Futura as it appears in Monstropolis' Command Menu.
FC Sprite Agile Claws KHIII.png|Futura in the Command Menu graphics for the [[Agile Claws]] Formchange.
FC Sprite Twin Yo-Yos KHIII.png|Futura in the Command Menu graphics for the [[Twin Yo-Yos]] Formchange.
</gallery>

=== ITC Benguiat ===
{{w|ITC Benguiat}} is a serif typeface designed by {{w|Ed Benguiat}}. It appears in many Command Gauges for ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.
<gallery>
Fever Pitch KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Fever Pitch]].
Firestorm KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Firestorm]].
Thunderbolt KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Thunderbolt]].
Cyclone KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Cyclone]].
Dark Impulse KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Dark Impulse]].
Wingblade KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Wingblade]].
Aqua D-Link KHBBS.png|ITC Benguiat in the Command Gauge for [[Aqua]]'s [[D-Link]].
</gallery>

=== Revue ===
[https://www.myfonts.com/collections/revue-font-itc Revue] is a font designed by [https://www.myfonts.com/collections/colin-brignall Colin Brignall]. It appears in the Command Gauge for [[Sky Climber]] in ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''.
<gallery>
Sky Climber KHBBS.png|Revue in the Command Gauge for Sky Climber.
</gallery>

== Original fonts ==
=== ''Kingdom Hearts'' font ===
This font first appeared in the logo for ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}'', and has appeared in the logo for nearly every game in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series.
<gallery>
Kingdom Hearts Logo KH.png|The font as it appears in the logo for ''Kingdom Hearts''.
</gallery>

In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the location cards for [[The World That Never Was]] feature a fully-fleshed version of this font. It also appears in several of the game's themed [[Command Menu]]s. In ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', it appears in the Command Gauge for [[Vanitas]]' D-Link, and in ''Kingdom Hearts III'', it appears in the Command Menu for the Keyblade Graveyard.
<gallery>
Minimap (Dark City) TWTNW KHII.png|The font as it appears in the location cards for the [[Dark City]].
Minimap (Castle That Never Was) KHII.png|The font as it appears in the location cards for the [[Castle that Never Was]].
Command Menu (White Room) TwT KHII.png|The font as it appears in the Command Menu for the [[The White Room|White Room]] in the [[Old Mansion]].
Command Menu (Organization XIII) HB KHIIFM.png|The font as it appears when fighting the [[Organization XIII's Replica Data]].
Command Menu (The World That Never Was) TWTNW KHII.png|The font as it appears in the Command Menu for The World That Never Was.
Command Menu (Badlands) KG KHIIFM.png|The font as it appears in the Command Menu for the [[Keyblade Graveyard]].
File:Command Menu (Sidecar Glider) TWTNW KHII.png|The font as it appears when riding the [[Sidecar Glider]].
Command Menu (Riku) TWTNW KHII.png|The font as it appears when controlling [[Riku]].
Vanitas D-Link KHBBS.png|The font as it appears in the Command Gauge for Vanitas' D-Link.
Command Menu (Keyblade Graveyard) KG KHIII.png|The font as it appears in the Command Menu for the Keyblade Graveyard.
</gallery>

=== Menu font ===
This font, internally referred to as "KH2 ALL MENU Italic", has appeared in the interface for nearly every ''Kingdom Hearts'' game. When exported to a font-editing application, the following information is displayed:

:''ver 2.2''
:''Copyright (C) 2004 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Product Development Division-1 Takayuki Kurumada''

<gallery>
System Sector Logo KHMOM.png|The font as it appears in the [[System Sector]] logo from ''Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.''
File:Gummi Shop KH.png|The font as it appears in ''Kingdom Hearts'' ("Gummi").
File:Moogle Shop KHRECOM.png|The font in ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' ("Moogle Shop" and "Moogle Points").
</gallery>

=== Subtitle font ===
This font was first used in ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''. It has since appeared in subtitles, speech bubbles in unvoiced cutscenes, and the various entries in [[Jiminy's Journal]].
<gallery>
Wayfinder KHFM.png|The font as it appears in the ''HD 1.5 ReMIX'' version of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''.
</gallery>

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