Anek Bangla
sans-serif · Designed by Ek Type
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Anek Bangla is a modern sans-serif typeface designed to support the Bangla script alongside Latin characters, making it a genuinely functional multilingual font. It has a clean, upright structure with even stroke weights and open letterforms that give it a contemporary, neutral feel. The design avoids decorative excess, keeping things geometric and straightforward without feeling cold. It reads clearly at both small and large sizes, and its balanced proportions make it adaptable across different visual contexts rather than tied to a single mood or industry.
For real-world use, Anek Bangla works well in multilingual digital products and apps where both Bangla and Latin text need to coexist without visual inconsistency. It is a solid choice for news and media platforms targeting South Asian audiences, where readability and text density matter more than stylistic flair. It also fits comfortably in corporate branding and identity work for organizations operating across Bengali-speaking regions, where a professional, modern tone is expected without leaning into anything overly decorative or culturally heavy-handed.
Best suited for: Multilingual digital interfaces, news platforms, and corporate applications requiring simultaneous support for Bangla and Latin scripts with consistent visual weight.
Design considerations: The typeface offers eight weight options from 100 to 800, supporting flexible typographic hierarchy across both scripts. Its geometric, neutral structure suits functional design contexts where readability and cross-script consistency take priority over stylistic differentiation.
Pairing guidance: Pair Anek Bangla with Fraunces to introduce serif contrast for editorial hierarchy, Noto Sans to reinforce sans-serif consistency across extended multilingual content, or DM Mono to establish technical distinction in code samples or data-heavy interfaces.
Anek Bangla at a glance
Ek Type
SIL Open Font License 1.1
February 2022
September 2025
8 (8 weights)
Yes: width 75–125, weight 100–800
Sans Serif
3
Google Fonts
All 8 Anek Bangla styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Thin | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 200 | ExtraLight | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 300 | Light | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 800 | ExtraBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
Anek Bangla character map
Which languages does Anek Bangla support?
Anek Bangla includes 3 character sets:
- Bengali: Bengali and Assamese
- 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 Anek Bangla commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Anek Bangla 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.