How it works
K in bubble letters is a stem with a sideways V pressed against it. The choice to make is where the leg starts: at the stem, or partway down the arm. These six fonts show both, capital and small.
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Where the leg starts
In Mochiy Pop One and Fredoka the arm and the leg leave the stem from one spot, a clean sideways V. Mochiy Pop One opens the set because its wedge cuts deepest, past the middle of the letter. In Bubblegum Sans, Lilita One and Chewy the arm runs down to the stem and the leg hangs from the arm. Chango does the same beside a slab of a stem.
Sharper corners
Three inside corners make a K: above the arm, under the leg, and the wedge between them. Fattening fills all three. For deeper ones choose Outline under Look, or open More options and lower Strength of the look.
Tips
- Where K opens a word, its leg kicks into the next letter. In Kite it touches the i. Leave room.
- Bubblegum Sans and Chango put the wedge above the middle. The longer leg gives a steadier K.
Questions and answers
How do you draw a bubble letter K?
Pencil a straight stem, then a sideways V with its point on the middle of the stem. Draw one outline around both. Round the four stroke ends, leave the three inside corners as points, then rub out the pencil.
How do you draw a lowercase k in bubble letters?
Keep the stem full height and shrink the V. Its arm stops level with the top of a small n, about two thirds of the way up the stem. A short V fills in sooner, so pencil it thin and keep the wedge wide.
Where should the leg of a bubble letter K start?
At the stem is simplest: pencil arm and leg as one sideways V, so both leave the stem from one spot. Or run the arm down to the stem and hang the leg from it, as Bubblegum Sans, Lilita One and Chewy do.