Noto Serif Lao
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Noto Serif Lao is a serif typeface designed to render the Lao script with clarity and consistency. It follows the traditional structure of Lao letterforms while applying a clean, upright serif treatment that keeps characters legible at a range of sizes. The strokes have moderate contrast, and the overall weight sits in a comfortable middle range that avoids feeling either too heavy or too thin. It reads as formal and dependable rather than decorative, making it well-suited for contexts where the Lao script needs to appear alongside other scripts without visual inconsistency. Google designed it as part of the broader Noto project, so it integrates reliably into multilingual environments without the awkward size or baseline mismatches that can appear when mixing fonts from different families.
The most practical use case for Noto Serif Lao is in government, educational, and institutional documents or websites that require proper Lao script support alongside Latin or other scripts. It works well for news and editorial platforms publishing Lao-language content, where readability in body text is a priority and a serif treatment adds a sense of credibility and structure. It also fits naturally into multilingual app interfaces or digital publishing platforms that need a consistent typographic baseline across multiple languages, since the Noto family is specifically engineered for that purpose.
Best suited for: Government documents, educational materials, news platforms, and institutional websites publishing Lao-language content where formal serif typography and multilingual consistency are priorities.
Design considerations: The typeface offers nine weight variants, supporting flexible typographic hierarchy across body text and headings in Lao and Latin scripts. Its moderate stroke contrast and upright serif structure maintain legibility across sizes while preserving the formal character appropriate for official and editorial contexts.
Pairing guidance: Pair Noto Serif Lao with Noto Sans Lao for sans-serif accents in UI elements or secondary content, Noto Sans for Latin-script headings or interface text, or Noto Serif for consistent serif treatment across all scripts in formal multilingual documents.
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Noto Serif Lao at a glance
SIL Open Font License 1.1
November 2020
September 2025
9 (9 weights)
Yes: width 62.5–100, weight 100–900
Serif
3
Google Fonts
All 9 Noto Serif Lao styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 900 | Black | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Noto Serif Lao character map
Which languages does Noto Serif Lao support?
Noto Serif Lao includes 3 character sets:
- Lao
- 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
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Noto Serif Lao commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Noto Serif Lao 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.