Manjari

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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.

Manjari is a sans-serif typeface designed primarily for the Malayalam script, with a Latin companion that shares the same clean, rounded personality. The letterforms are open and softly geometric, with gentle curves that give it a friendly, approachable quality without feeling childish. Its stroke weight is relatively uniform, lending it a calm and neutral presence on the page. The overall impression is modern and legible, with enough warmth to avoid feeling clinical or cold.

This font works well for consumer-facing digital products where readability and approachability matter, such as health or wellness apps, educational platforms targeting younger audiences, or regional language content that needs to feel contemporary rather than traditional. It is also a reasonable choice for branding projects that serve South Asian markets, where supporting Malayalam script is a functional requirement alongside Latin text. Additionally, Manjari can handle body text roles in editorial layouts focused on long-form reading, particularly where a softer aesthetic is preferred over sharp or high-contrast typefaces.

Best suited for: Consider Manjari for digital interfaces, educational content, and regional applications where Malayalam support combines with approachable, modern Latin typography for diverse audiences.

Design considerations: The typeface offers three weights across Latin and Malayalam, supporting flexible hierarchy without dramatic contrast shifts. Its rounded, geometric character works effectively in contemporary digital contexts while maintaining neutral legibility across extended reading.

Pairing guidance: Pair Manjari's friendly sans-serif warmth with Playfair Display for editorial contrast and visual hierarchy, Noto Sans for complementary sans-serif flexibility across scripts and weights, or Caveat to introduce handwritten personality while preserving approachability in display contexts.

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Which languages does Manjari support?

Manjari 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
• Malayalam: Malayalam

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

Can I use Manjari commercially?

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