Sneaky Times
Collletttivo · Jules Durand · 2019
A single-weight reworking of Times New Roman by Jules Durand, embedding a hidden hand gesture as a recurring Easter egg throughout the glyph set.
About
Designed by Jules Durand and released in 2019 under the SIL Open Font License, it takes Times New Roman as its base and inserts a tiny hand performing the "Circle Game" gesture as a concealed motif. The joke originates from a schoolyard prank popularised by the US sitcom Malcolm in the Middle before spreading as an internet meme. With one weight and Latin support only, it is a novelty release rather than a workhorse typeface.
Classification
A reworked version of Times New Roman, itself a transitional serif; the modifications are cosmetic and conceptual rather than structural, preserving the underlying transitional serif classification.