IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped
sans-serif · Designed by Mike Abbink, Bold Monday
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IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped is a clean, neutral sans-serif typeface designed specifically to support the Thai script alongside Latin characters. It features rounded, looped letterforms in the Thai glyphs that give it a slightly warm and approachable quality without sacrificing legibility. The typeface carries the functional, systematic character typical of IBM's Plex family, meaning it feels structured and purposeful rather than decorative. Its balanced stroke contrast and generous spacing make it easy to read at both small and large sizes, and it handles multilingual content with consistency across scripts.
This font is well suited for digital products and applications that serve Thai-speaking audiences, particularly where both Thai and Latin text appear together in interfaces or documentation. It works effectively in UI design for apps, websites, and dashboards where readability and cultural appropriateness are priorities. It also fits corporate communications, government digital services, or educational platforms operating in Thailand or Southeast Asia where a professional yet accessible tone is needed.
Best suited for: Digital interfaces, websites, and applications serving multilingual audiences with Thai and Latin content, particularly in corporate, government, or educational contexts across Southeast Asia.
Design considerations: The rounded looped Thai letterforms create a distinctly warm character while maintaining the systematic, functional aesthetic of the Plex family across seven weights. The generous spacing and balanced stroke contrast support readability across scripts and sizes, making it adaptable for both display and body text applications.
Pairing guidance: IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped pairs effectively with IBM Plex Sans for consistent sans-serif hierarchy in Latin-dominant layouts, IBM Plex Serif to introduce serif contrast while maintaining the Plex system's cohesion, or Sarabun to reinforce Thai-language emphasis with complementary Thai-optimized letterforms.
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IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped at a glance
Mike Abbink, Bold Monday
SIL Open Font License 1.1
June 2021
September 2025
7 (7 weights)
Sans Serif
4
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All 7 IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped 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 |
IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped character map
Which languages does IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped support?
IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped includes 4 character sets:
- Cyrillic Extended: additional Cyrillic letters used in languages such as Kazakh, Tatar and Bashkir
- 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
It does not include Cyrillic or Greek characters, so it can't set Russian, Ukrainian or Greek text.
Can I use IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped commercially?
Yes, it's free for personal and commercial use. IBM Plex Sans Thai Looped 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.