KType
Ktype is a hypothetical open standard and software ecosystem for digital typography and text layout. It describes a data-centric model to capture glyph design, metrics, kerning, ligatures, substitutions, and positioning rules, independent of any single font file format. The goal is to provide a flexible framework for rendering multilingual text across devices and contexts.
Its architecture centers on a modular data model and a pluggable rendering pipeline. Core concepts include
History and development of Ktype trace to a hypothetical proposal in the 2020s by a collaboration of
Usage and applications in this conceptual framework include design research, typography education, and experimental publishing. Ktype
See also: OpenType, TrueType, WOFF, font formats, typography, digital typesetting.