Clear Similarities... Nike South Korea 2020 vs Adidas 2018 World Cup Kit Numbers

On April 5 2020, we showed off the kit font Nike created for the South Korea 2020 jerseys. Shortly after it, sports fonts expert @sportsfonts_com noted that the South Korea 2020 typeface is not really a ground-breaking invention...

Nike South Korea 2020 vs Adidas 2018 World Cup Kit Numbers

When comparing the Nike South Korea 2020 numbers vs those of Adidas from 2018, they seem to be identical. Only a closer look reveals that there are some differences - first, the numbers of Korea are more thin, and second some numbers like the 2 are also different.

The letters of the Nike South Korea 2020 jersey font are totally different to those of Adidas. They are much better readable and angular.

However, Nike already designed a similar-styled font several years ago - the Netherlands EURO 2008 jerseys featured a similar angular style.

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