Fahkwang

sans-serif · Designed by Cadson Demak

Fahkwang: Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex

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Fahkwang is a sans-serif typeface with roots in Thai script aesthetics, adapted into a Latin-friendly design. It features tall, narrow letterforms with a noticeable elegance that leans toward the decorative end of the sans-serif spectrum. The characters have a slightly condensed structure with refined stroke contrast, giving it a high-fashion, editorial feel without tipping into full display territory. It reads as confident and polished, with enough personality to stand out in short-form contexts while still maintaining legibility at moderate sizes.

Fahkwang works well as a heading font for fashion and beauty brands that want a contemporary, upscale look without relying on a serif. It suits luxury retail or lifestyle websites where the visual tone needs to feel curated and modern. Editorial layouts, particularly for digital magazines covering culture, design, or style, can use Fahkwang for section headers and pull quotes where its distinctive character adds visual interest without overwhelming body text. It also fits neatly into product packaging or branding for wellness and cosmetic lines that target a design-conscious audience.

Best suited for: Fashion editorials, luxury brand headers, upscale lifestyle websites, and contemporary packaging designs where refined personality and visual distinction enhance short-form messaging.

Design considerations: The family offers twelve variants across weights 200–700 with matching italics, supporting flexible typographic hierarchy in editorial and branding contexts. Its condensed structure and refined stroke contrast work best at display and heading scales where its decorative personality can be fully appreciated.

Pairing guidance: Pair Fahkwang with Cormorant Garamond for elegant serif contrast in luxury editorial layouts, Lato for accessible sans-serif body text that balances personality with readability, or DM Mono to introduce technical precision in design-forward digital products and interfaces.

Pairs well with

Cormorant Garamond Lato DM Mono

Fahkwang at a glance

Designer

Cadson Demak

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

September 2018

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

12 (6 weights + italics)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 12 Fahkwang styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
200 ExtraLight Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
300 Light Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
500 Medium Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Fahkwang 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

Thai (sample)

ก ข ค ฆ ง จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ ด ต ถ ท ธ น บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Fahkwang support?

Fahkwang includes 4 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
  • Thai: Thai
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

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

Can I use Fahkwang commercially?

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

Is Fahkwang free for commercial use?

Yes. Fahkwang 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 Fahkwang include?

Fahkwang includes 6 weights, from ExtraLight (200) to Bold (700), each with a matching italic, for 12 styles in total.

Does Fahkwang support Cyrillic?

No. Fahkwang supports Latin, Latin Extended, Thai and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Fahkwang?

Fahkwang was designed by Cadson Demak. It was added to Google Fonts in September 2018.