Chonburi

display · Designed by Cadson Demak

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Chonburi is a display typeface with roots in Thai Latin typography, giving it a distinct upright structure with thick, high-contrast strokes and slightly compressed letterforms. The characters have a bold, blocky quality with subtle ink-trap details and a sturdy baseline presence that reads clearly at large sizes. It carries a confident, urban personality that sits somewhere between traditional signage lettering and contemporary editorial design. The overall feel is assertive without being aggressive, making it visually distinctive without relying on excessive decoration.

This font works well for restaurant and food brand identities, particularly those with Southeast Asian influences or street food aesthetics where character and cultural nod matter. It performs strongly as a section heading font in editorial layouts, print or digital, where you need a headline that holds attention without requiring illustration support. It also fits naturally into event posters, festival branding, and cultural institution signage where the type needs to carry visual weight at a distance and suggest both energy and authenticity.

Best suited for: Consider Chonburi for restaurant signage, food brand headlines, event posters, and cultural institution displays where bold typography needs to command attention at distance.

Design considerations: As a display-only typeface with a single regular weight, Chonburi works best at larger scales where its high-contrast strokes and compressed letterforms maintain legibility. The font's blocky structure and ink-trap details are optimized for prominent applications rather than extended text passages.

Pairing guidance: Pair Chonburi with Kanit, Prompt, or Lato to balance its assertive display presence with a flexible, readable sans-serif for body text and secondary information. Kanit and Prompt offer Thai script support for multilingual layouts, while Lato provides a neutral counterpoint across diverse design contexts.

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Kanit Lato Prompt

Chonburi at a glance

Designer

Cadson Demak

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

July 2015

Last updated

September 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Display

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Chonburi styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Chonburi 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

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

Thai (sample)

ก ข ค ฆ ง จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ ด ต ถ ท ธ น บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม

Vietnamese (sample)

Ạ Ả Ấ Ầ Ẩ Ẫ Ậ Ắ Ằ Ặ Ẹ Ẻ Ẽ Ế Ề Ệ Ỉ Ị Ọ Ỏ Ố Ồ Ộ Ơ Ớ Ờ Ụ Ủ Ư Ứ Ừ Ự Ỳ Ỵ

Which languages does Chonburi support?

Chonburi includes 4 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
  • Thai: Thai
  • Vietnamese: Vietnamese, including its stacked tone marks

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

Can I use Chonburi commercially?

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

Is Chonburi free for commercial use?

Yes. Chonburi 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 Chonburi include?

Chonburi comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with no italic style.

Does Chonburi support Cyrillic?

No. Chonburi supports Latin, Latin Extended, Thai and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Chonburi?

Chonburi was designed by Cadson Demak. It was added to Google Fonts in July 2015.