IBM Plex Sans Arabic

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IBM Plex Sans Arabic is a clean, geometric sans-serif typeface designed to work seamlessly across both Arabic and Latin scripts. It carries the same rational, structured personality as the broader IBM Plex family, with open letterforms, consistent stroke weights, and a neutral but confident character. The Arabic glyphs are carefully crafted to feel natural and legible rather than forced into a Latin framework, striking a balance between modern functionality and typographic respect for Arabic calligraphic traditions. The result is a typeface that reads as professional and precise without feeling cold or overly technical.

This font is well suited for digital product interfaces where both Arabic and Latin text need to coexist without visual friction, making it a strong choice for apps, dashboards, or operating system UI targeting Arabic-speaking markets. It also works effectively in corporate branding and identity systems for multinational companies that need consistent visual standards across multiple languages. Editorial and publishing platforms covering news or long-form content in Arabic would benefit from its readability at various sizes, whether used for headlines or supporting text blocks.

Best suited for: Consider this typeface for multilingual digital interfaces, corporate systems, and editorial platforms requiring simultaneous Arabic and Latin text with consistent visual standards.

Design considerations: The font offers seven weight options from thin to bold, supporting flexible typographic hierarchies across both scripts. Its geometric construction and open letterforms maintain legibility across digital and print contexts while preserving the structural integrity of Arabic letterforms.

Pairing guidance: IBM Plex Serif can serve as a complementary serif alternative within the same family system, Noto Sans offers broader script coverage for expanded multilingual needs, and Space Mono provides monospace functionality for technical or data-heavy content—each supporting cohesive multilingual design systems.

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IBM Plex Sans Arabic at a glance

All 7 IBM Plex Sans Arabic styles

IBM Plex Sans Arabic character map

Which languages does IBM Plex Sans Arabic support?

IBM Plex Sans Arabic includes 4 character sets:

• Arabic: Arabic, Persian and Urdu
• Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
• 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 IBM Plex Sans Arabic commercially?

Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. IBM Plex Sans Arabic 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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