# Nikukyu — Source Metadata Investigation

**Model**: Claude Opus 4.6
**Date**: 2026-03-12

## Repository

No public Git/GitHub source repository was found for the Nikukyu font.

The font is distributed from the author's website:
- **Distribution site**: https://fontopo.com/?p=85
- **Author**: Unknown (site owner of fontopo.com; author name not disclosed on the font page)
- **Download**: Direct ZIP download from fontopo.com (`./fontdata/nikukyu.zip`)

Searches performed:
- GitHub search for "nikukyu", "Nikukyu font" — only found `google-fonts-bower/nikukyu-bower` (a Bower packaging repo, not a source repo)
- GitHub profile search for "fontopo" — 404 (no GitHub profile)
- fontopo.com About/Contact pages — no author name or external repository links found

## Latest Relevant Version

- **Version in Google Fonts binary**: 1.00g (Google Fonts build)
- The fontopo.com distribution page offers a direct download, but no version number is indicated on the page.

## Source Files

No source files (UFO, SFD, etc.) found publicly. The font appears to be distributed as a compiled binary only.

Font metadata from the binary:
- Font name: Nikukyu
- Version: 1.00g (GoogleFonts build)
- PostScript name: Nikukyu-Regular

## Build System

Unknown — no source repository or build scripts found.

## config.yaml Status

No `config.yaml` is present in the google/fonts directory for this family. The family directory also has no `METADATA.pb` — only `DESCRIPTION.en_us.html`, `Nikukyu-Regular.ttf`, and `OFL.txt`.

## Notes

- Nikukyu (ニクキュウ) is a fun and playful Japanese Katakana font inspired by the soft pads of cat paws, covering 182 glyphs, released under the SIL Open Font License.
- The font is best used at large sizes due to tight spacing between horizontal strokes.
- No METADATA.pb exists for this family in the google/fonts repo.
- The original website uses HTTP (http://fontopo.com/), but the site is accessible via HTTPS (https://fontopo.com/).
- The author's identity is not disclosed on the font distribution page.
- No cached clone found in `/mnt/shared/upstream_repos/fontc_crater_cache/`.
- **Confidence**: Low — distribution site identified, but no source repo and author identity unknown.
