Arya

sans-serif · Designed by Eduardo Tunni

Arya: Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs

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Arya is a sans-serif typeface designed primarily for the Devanagari script, with a Latin companion that shares similar structural qualities. The letterforms are clean and upright with a slightly condensed feel, giving it a compact efficiency without sacrificing readability. It carries a modern, functional personality with a subtle cultural weight tied to its South Asian design origins. The strokes are relatively uniform in weight, lending it a neutral but confident presence on screen and in print.

Arya works well in situations where bilingual or multilingual content mixes Devanagari and Latin text, making it a practical choice for Indian-language publishing platforms, news websites, and apps targeting Hindi or Marathi-speaking audiences. It functions solidly as a heading or display font where a clean, no-nonsense look is needed without heavy stylistic baggage. It also suits government or educational digital interfaces that require legibility across scripts without resorting to ornate or overly stylized typefaces.

Best suited for: Consider Arya for bilingual digital interfaces, educational platforms, and publishing projects requiring clear Devanagari and Latin text rendering with minimal visual complexity.

Design considerations: Arya's condensed proportions and uniform stroke weight support efficient information hierarchy in interface design and multilingual content layouts. The two available weights provide moderate flexibility for establishing typographic contrast while maintaining the typeface's functional character.

Pairing guidance: Pair Arya's compact sans-serif structure with Poppins for contemporary, approachable multilingual interfaces where both fonts share geometric clarity, Noto Serif to introduce serif contrast for editorial hierarchies mixing scripts, or Tiro Devanagari to reinforce Devanagari authenticity while reserving Arya for Latin or secondary text roles.

Pairs well with

Poppins Noto Serif

Arya at a glance

Designer

Eduardo Tunni

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

May 2015

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

2 (2 weights)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 2 Arya styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123

Arya 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Devanagari (sample)

अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ए ऐ ओ औ क ख ग घ च छ ज झ ट ठ ड ढ त थ द ध न प फ ब भ म

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 Arya support?

Arya includes 3 character sets:

  • Devanagari: Hindi, Marathi, Nepali and Sanskrit
  • 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 Arya commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Arya 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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Arya FAQ

Is Arya free for commercial use?

Yes. Arya 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 Arya include?

Arya includes 2 weights, from Regular (400) to Bold (700). There are no italic styles.

Does Arya support Cyrillic?

No. Arya supports Devanagari, Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Arya?

Arya was designed by Eduardo Tunni. It was added to Google Fonts in May 2015.