Cairo
sans-serif · Designed by Mohamed Gaber, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino
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Cairo is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed to support both Latin and Arabic scripts, making it one of the more versatile multilingual fonts available. Its letterforms are clean and modern, built on rounded, open shapes with consistent stroke widths that give it a friendly but professional tone. The Latin characters carry a slight warmth that prevents them from feeling cold or mechanical, while still maintaining enough structure to work at smaller sizes without losing clarity. It sits somewhere between a humanist and geometric sans-serif, which gives it broad appeal without being generic.
Cairo works well for digital products that need to reach Arabic and Latin-speaking audiences simultaneously, making it a practical choice for apps, government portals, or e-commerce platforms operating across the Middle East and North Africa. It also performs well as a UI font for dashboards and SaaS products where readability across sizes matters more than typographic flair. For editorial use, Cairo holds up in headline and subheading roles where you want something contemporary and legible without leaning into the neutrality of something like Inter or Roboto.
Best suited for: Consider Cairo for multilingual digital interfaces, responsive web applications, and editorial layouts requiring simultaneous Latin and Arabic support with modern clarity.
Design considerations: Cairo's eight weight options from 200 to 900 enable flexible typographic hierarchies across different screen sizes and print contexts. The geometric foundation with humanist warmth suits both functional UI environments and contemporary editorial design without sacrificing legibility at any scale.
Pairing guidance: Pair Cairo with Playfair Display to anchor headlines with serif contrast and editorial sophistication, use Lato as a secondary sans-serif for extended body text or supporting information, and reserve Pacifico for accent elements or display purposes where handwritten warmth complements Cairo's geometric structure.
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Cairo at a glance
Mohamed Gaber, Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2016
September 2025
9 (9 weights)
Yes: slant -11–11, weight 200–1000
Sans Serif
3
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All 9 Cairo styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1000 | ExtraBlack | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Cairo character map
Which languages does Cairo support?
Cairo includes 3 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
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use Cairo commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Cairo 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.