Yaldevi

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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.

Building a website? Click "Copy Font Code" to copy a short snippet, then paste it into your website's HTML (usually inside the <head> section) to use this font on your site.

Yaldevi is a clean, geometric sans-serif with a modest personality. It supports both Latin and Sinhala scripts, making it functionally distinct from most Western sans-serifs. The letterforms are straightforward with consistent stroke widths and open counters, giving it a neutral, professional look without being overly cold or corporate. It sits comfortably in the middle ground between utilitarian and refined, with enough character to feel considered but not so stylized that it draws attention to itself.

For real-world applications, Yaldevi works well in multilingual web platforms and apps that need to serve South Asian audiences alongside Latin-script users, since the dual-script support is its strongest practical asset. It also functions reliably in UI design for dashboards, admin panels, or productivity tools where readability at small sizes matters more than typographic flair. Additionally, it can serve editorial and content-heavy sites as a body or supporting typeface, where its neutral tone keeps the focus on the content rather than the typography itself.

Best suited for: Multilingual digital products, administrative interfaces, content platforms, and applications requiring reliable performance across Latin and Sinhala scripts with professional clarity.

Design considerations: Yaldevi's six weight options support flexible typographic hierarchy across interfaces and editorial layouts. Its geometric construction and open counters maintain legibility in UI contexts while the consistent stroke widths work effectively at both display and body sizes.

Pairing guidance: Pair Yaldevi with Playfair Display for editorial layouts where a serif display font can anchor headlines while Yaldevi handles body text, with Lato as an alternative sans-serif option for consistent sans-serif hierarchies, and DM Mono for technical content, code blocks, or data-heavy interfaces requiring monospace clarity.

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Yaldevi at a glance

All 6 Yaldevi styles

Yaldevi character map

Which languages does Yaldevi support?

Yaldevi 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
• Sinhala

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

Can I use Yaldevi commercially?

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