Noto Sans Arabic

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What do I do with this?

Just want to use the font? Click "Get this font on Google Fonts" to download it or add it directly to a document, design tool (like Canva or Photoshop), or your computer's font list.

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Noto Sans Arabic is a clean, neutral sans-serif typeface designed to render Arabic script with high legibility across sizes and weights. It carries a modern, functional personality rooted in Google's Noto project goal of eliminating tofu — the blank boxes that appear when a font lacks character support. The letterforms are balanced and upright, avoiding decorative flourishes in favor of clarity. It works consistently across multiple weights, giving designers flexibility without sacrificing visual coherence. Its overall tone is professional and accessible, suited to environments where readability matters more than stylistic flair.

This font is well suited to multilingual digital products that need to support Arabic-speaking users alongside Latin-script audiences, such as government portals, news platforms, or e-commerce sites operating in the Middle East and North Africa. It also works effectively in mobile app interfaces where UI elements need consistent, legible text at small sizes across both Arabic and Latin content. A third practical application is corporate communications and reports that require bilingual layout, where the neutral character of Noto Sans Arabic pairs seamlessly with its Latin counterparts without creating visual tension between scripts.

Best suited for: Multilingual digital interfaces, mobile applications, and professional documents requiring simultaneous support for Arabic and Latin scripts with consistent legibility across all weights.

Design considerations: The nine available weights provide substantial typographic range for establishing hierarchy and emphasis within bilingual layouts. Designers may consider how the neutral, functional character maintains visual consistency when alternating between Arabic and Latin content blocks.

Pairing guidance: Noto Serif can serve as a complementary serif option for formal or editorial contexts, while Noto Sans functions as an alternative sans-serif for Latin-dominant sections or when a unified sans-serif system is preferred across both scripts. Amiri offers a more traditional serif aesthetic for Arabic content when a stylistic distinction from the Latin pairing is desired.

Pairs well with

Noto Sans Arabic at a glance

All 9 Noto Sans Arabic styles

Noto Sans Arabic character map

Which languages does Noto Sans Arabic support?

Noto Sans Arabic includes 5 character sets:

• Arabic: Arabic, Persian and Urdu
• Latin: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and other Western European languages
• Latin Extended: Central and Eastern European languages such as Polish, Czech, Turkish, Romanian and Hungarian
• Math: mathematical symbols and operators
• Symbols: arrows, shapes and other technical symbols

It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.

Can I use Noto Sans Arabic commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Noto Sans Arabic is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. You can use it in logos, websites, apps, videos, printed products and merchandise without paying or asking permission. The one thing you can't do is sell the font file on its own.

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