Anek Malayalam
sans-serif · Designed by Ek Type
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Anek Malayalam is a contemporary sans-serif typeface designed to support the Malayalam script alongside Latin characters. It has a clean, geometric structure with open apertures and consistent stroke weights that give it a modern, neutral feel. The letterforms are well-balanced without being rigid, carrying a quiet confidence that works across different sizes without calling too much attention to itself. It avoids ornamentation, which makes it versatile and easy to integrate into multi-script environments where visual harmony between scripts matters.
Given its readability and script flexibility, Anek Malayalam is a practical choice for digital products serving Malayalam-speaking audiences, such as regional news platforms, government portals, or educational apps where both scripts need to coexist cleanly. It also fits well in branding contexts for companies operating in Kerala or targeting South Indian markets, where a modern yet culturally grounded typeface adds credibility. For UI design, its consistent weight options make it useful for interface text, navigation labels, and button copy where legibility at small sizes is a priority.
Best suited for: Consider Anek Malayalam for multilingual digital interfaces, regional content platforms, and applications requiring clear coexistence of Malayalam and Latin scripts with minimal visual friction.
Design considerations: The typeface offers eight weight options from 100 to 800, supporting flexible typographic hierarchies across both scripts. Its geometric, open structure prioritizes legibility in dense layouts and small sizes, making it particularly suited for information-heavy environments.
Pairing guidance: Poppins works well as a complementary sans-serif for display or accent roles where slightly more personality is welcome, Noto Sans provides a neutral alternative with expanded language coverage for broader multilingual contexts, and DM Mono serves as a technical counterpoint for code blocks, data presentation, or interface elements requiring monospaced clarity.
Anek Malayalam 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 Malayalam 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 Malayalam character map
Which languages does Anek Malayalam support?
Anek Malayalam 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 Anek Malayalam commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. Anek Malayalam 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.