Khula

sans-serif · Designed by Erin McLaughlin

Khula: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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Khula is a clean, open sans-serif typeface with a humanist structure that gives it a grounded, readable quality. Its letterforms are moderately wide with generous x-heights, making it comfortable to read at both small and large sizes. The strokes are consistent without being mechanical, lending it a friendly but professional tone. It carries a slight warmth that separates it from more rigid geometric or technical sans-serifs, while still feeling contemporary and neutral enough for a wide range of applications.

Khula works well as a UI font for web and mobile applications where readability across different screen sizes is a priority. It is a solid choice for editorial layouts in digital magazines or content-heavy websites where body text needs to stay legible over long reading sessions. It also fits naturally in branding for startups, health and wellness companies, or educational platforms that want to appear approachable and credible without leaning on decorative or overly styled typography.

Best suited for: Recommended for digital interfaces, editorial body text, and brand applications where consistent readability and approachable professionalism are priorities across multiple sizes and contexts.

Design considerations: Khula's five weight options from 300 to 800 support flexible typographic hierarchies and emphasis without requiring additional typefaces. The moderately wide letterforms and generous x-height remain legible across screen densities and print scales, making it adaptable to both compact UI layouts and extended reading passages.

Pairing guidance: Pair Khula with Playfair Display or Lora to establish editorial contrast, using the serif as a distinctive headline or accent voice while Khula anchors body text and interface elements. Alternatively, combine Khula with Space Mono to introduce technical or code-focused content, allowing the monospace to signal functional information while Khula maintains overall readability and warmth.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Lora Space Mono

Khula at a glance

Designer

Erin McLaughlin

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

January 2015

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

5 (5 weights)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 5 Khula styles

Weight Name Upright
300 Light Aa Bb Gg 123
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123
800 ExtraBold Aa Bb Gg 123

Khula 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 Khula support?

Khula 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 Khula commercially?

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

Is Khula free for commercial use?

Yes. Khula 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 Khula include?

Khula includes 5 weights, from Light (300) to ExtraBold (800). There are no italic styles.

Does Khula support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Khula?

Khula was designed by Erin McLaughlin. It was added to Google Fonts in January 2015.