El Messiri
sans-serif · Designed by Mohamed Gaber, Jovanny Lemonad
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El Messiri is a sans-serif typeface that draws from Arabic calligraphic tradition while maintaining clean, geometric structure. Its letterforms have a distinctive warmth and slight organic quality that sets it apart from purely mechanical sans-serifs. The Latin characters complement the Arabic script closely in weight and proportion, giving it a balanced, culturally inclusive feel. It carries a sense of dignity and approachability without being overly decorative, and its medium contrast and open spacing make it reasonably legible at display sizes.
El Messiri works well as a heading or display font for brands that want to communicate craftsmanship, cultural identity, or a refined but accessible personality. It suits editorial contexts like magazine covers, cultural publication headers, or food and lifestyle brand identities where a touch of character is welcome. It also fits naturally in web interfaces for platforms targeting Arabic and Latin bilingual audiences, particularly in navigation labels or section titles where its dual-script design gives visual consistency across both languages.
Best suited for: Consider El Messiri for bilingual editorial headers, cultural brand identities, and display contexts where warm geometric forms and dual-script consistency strengthen visual communication.
Design considerations: El Messiri offers four weight options from regular to bold, supporting flexible typographic hierarchy in headlines and interface labels. Its balanced Latin-Arabic proportions and open spacing recommend it particularly for projects serving multilingual audiences or celebrating cultural design sensibility.
Pairing guidance: Pair El Messiri's distinctive display warmth with Lora for sophisticated editorial layouts where serif body text grounds decorative headers, Source Sans 3 for contemporary interfaces requiring neutral sans-serif body copy and navigation support, or Playfair Display for high-contrast luxury editorial where both fonts share serif elegance but El Messiri leads as the culturally distinctive voice.
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El Messiri at a glance
Mohamed Gaber, Jovanny Lemonad
SIL Open Font License 1.1
May 2016
September 2025
4 (4 weights)
Yes: weight 400–700
Sans Serif
4
Google Fonts
All 4 El Messiri styles
| Weight | Name | Upright |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Regular | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 500 | Medium | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 600 | SemiBold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
| 700 | Bold | Aa Bb Gg 123 |
El Messiri character map
Which languages does El Messiri support?
El Messiri includes 4 character sets:
- Arabic: Arabic, Persian and Urdu
- Cyrillic: Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian and other Cyrillic-script languages
- 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
Can I use El Messiri commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. El Messiri 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.