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King Appearance in Himalayan and Tibetan art is a specific type of iconographic form included as one of the Eleven Figurative Forms. The principal characteristics are the face often with a stern look achieved by upturned eyebrows, glaring eyes, accompanied by a mustache and goatee. The clothing is heavy and layered with multiple colours, a cloth head covering, or hat, sometimes with a small jeweled crown, and boots on the feet.

There are four important subjects and distinctions to be made with regard to the various types of kings in Himalayan and Tibetan art.

[1] Kings with King Appearance

[2] Kings that don't have King Appearance

[3] Kings that belong to Sets

[4] Deities with King Appearance