Amiko

sans-serif · Designed by Impallari Type

Amiko: Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow

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Amiko is a humanist sans-serif with a clean, upright structure and moderate stroke contrast. It was designed with multilingual support in mind, particularly for Devanagari script alongside Latin, which gives it a balanced and functional look rather than a decorative one. The letterforms are open and legible at smaller sizes, with a neutral personality that leans practical without feeling cold. It sits comfortably between geometric and humanist styles, making it approachable without drawing too much attention to itself.

Amiko works well as a UI font for apps or web interfaces where readability across different screen sizes matters. It is a solid choice for editorial body text in digital publications or informational websites that need to handle multiple languages or scripts. Brands looking for a dependable workhorse typeface for product packaging or corporate communications will find it handles both headlines and body copy at medium weights without much fuss.

Best suited for: Amiko suits multilingual digital interfaces, editorial body text, and corporate communications where legibility and functional clarity across scripts and sizes take priority.

Design considerations: The font's three available weights (regular, 600, 700) support moderate typographic hierarchy without requiring extensive font loading. Its humanist structure and open letterforms are optimized for screen rendering and multilingual contexts, making it particularly effective in projects balancing Latin and Devanagari content.

Pairing guidance: Pair Amiko's neutral, functional character with Playfair Display for editorial layouts where a contrasting serif headline adds sophistication, Merriweather for body-text-heavy designs requiring serif warmth and extensive weight options, or Permanent Marker to introduce informal, handwritten personality in accent applications like callouts or signatures.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Merriweather Permanent Marker

Amiko at a glance

Designer

Impallari Type

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

March 2016

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

3 (3 weights)

Classification

Sans Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 3 Amiko styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123
600 SemiBold Aa Bb Gg 123
700 Bold Aa Bb Gg 123

Amiko 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 Amiko support?

Amiko 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 Amiko commercially?

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

Is Amiko free for commercial use?

Yes. Amiko 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 Amiko include?

Amiko includes 3 weights, from Regular (400) to Bold (700). There are no italic styles.

Does Amiko support Cyrillic?

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

Who designed Amiko?

Amiko was designed by Impallari Type. It was added to Google Fonts in March 2016.