Noto Sans Ugaritic

sans-serif · Designed by Google

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Noto Sans Ugaritic is a specialized script font designed to render the Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet, an ancient writing system from the second millennium BCE used in the region of modern-day Syria. Its letterforms are composed of angular, wedge-shaped strokes that reflect the original clay tablet inscriptions made with a reed stylus. The overall appearance is structured and precise, with each character carrying a distinctly archaic, archaeological quality. Despite its historical origins, the clean sans-serif approach in the Noto design system keeps it legible and functional rather than purely decorative. It carries an air of scholarly authority and historical weight without being ornate.

The most practical applications for Noto Sans Ugaritic are in academic and educational contexts, such as textbooks, research papers, or digital archives dealing with ancient Near Eastern languages and linguistics. Museums and cultural heritage institutions can use it in exhibit labels, interpretive materials, or website displays that present Ugaritic artifacts and inscriptions alongside modern explanations. It also serves well in documentary films, educational apps, or multilingual platforms where authentic representation of historical scripts is a technical and cultural requirement. In all these cases it functions as a utility font first, ensuring proper rendering of a script that most typefaces simply do not support.

Best suited for: Consider Noto Sans Ugaritic for interfaces, navigation, landing pages, brand systems, and content layouts that benefit from a practical sans-serif foundation.

Design considerations: This ProFont page provides one available variant, so typographic hierarchy will need to come primarily from size, spacing, color, or a supporting family. Test Noto Sans Ugaritic with real project copy at the intended scale before using it across multiple text roles.

Pairing guidance: Consider Noto Serif for editorial headings or longer supporting text, Noto Sans for body copy, navigation, or interface text, and Noto Sans Mono for body copy, navigation, or interface text, assigning each family a distinct role alongside Noto Sans Ugaritic.

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Noto Serif Noto Sans Noto Sans Mono

Noto Sans Ugaritic at a glance

Designer

Google

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

November 2020

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Noto Sans Ugaritic styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Noto Sans Ugaritic character map

Uppercase

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lowercase

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Numbers and punctuation

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Latin Extended (sample)

Ā Ă Ą Ć Č Ď Đ Ē Ę Ě Ğ Ī Į İ Ĺ Ľ Ł Ń Ň Ő Œ Ř Ś Ş Š Ť Ů Ű Ź Ż Ž

Which languages does Noto Sans Ugaritic support?

Noto Sans Ugaritic includes 3 character sets:

  • 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
  • Ugaritic

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

Can I use Noto Sans Ugaritic commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Noto Sans Ugaritic 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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Noto Sans Ugaritic FAQ

Is Noto Sans Ugaritic free for commercial use?

Yes. Noto Sans Ugaritic is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, so you can use it in commercial projects, including logos, client work and products you sell.

Which weights does Noto Sans Ugaritic include?

Noto Sans Ugaritic comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Noto Sans Ugaritic support Cyrillic?

No. Noto Sans Ugaritic supports Latin, Latin Extended and Ugaritic, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Noto Sans Ugaritic?

Noto Sans Ugaritic was designed by Google. It was added to Google Fonts in November 2020.