Maname

serif · Designed by Pathum Egodawatta, Mooniak

Maname: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

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What do I do with this?

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Maname is a serif typeface with a traditional structure and moderate stroke contrast, giving it a grounded, readable quality. Its letterforms carry a classical feel without being overly formal, sitting somewhere between old-style and transitional serif territory. The overall weight feels balanced, making it functional at both display and text sizes. It has enough personality to stand out in a layout without drawing attention away from the content itself.

Maname works well for editorial projects such as online magazines, blogs, or longform articles where sustained reading comfort matters. It is also a solid choice for brand identities in sectors like publishing, education, or professional services that want to signal reliability and refinement without appearing stuffy. Additionally, it can serve as a heading font in website UI where a serif presence adds visual hierarchy and contrast against a clean sans-serif body.

Best suited for: Editorial layouts, professional branding, and website hierarchies benefit from Maname's balanced serif structure, which maintains readability across display and text applications.

Design considerations: As a single-weight serif, Maname's moderate contrast and classical proportions suit projects prioritizing legibility and understated sophistication. Its traditional structure works effectively in contexts where serif presence signals authority without formality.

Pairing guidance: Pair Maname with Playfair Display for contrasting serif hierarchy in editorial designs, Source Sans 3 for clean sans-serif body text that balances serif headings in digital layouts, or DM Mono for technical content and code blocks that require monospace clarity alongside serif typography.

Pairs well with

Playfair Display Source Sans 3 DM Mono

Maname at a glance

Designer

Pathum Egodawatta, Mooniak

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

July 2024

Last updated

May 2025

Styles

1 (1 weight)

Classification

Serif

Character sets

4

Distributed via

Google Fonts

Maname styles

Weight Name Upright
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123

Maname 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

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 Maname support?

Maname 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
  • Sinhala
  • 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 Maname commercially?

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

Is Maname free for commercial use?

Yes. Maname 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 Maname include?

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

Does Maname support Cyrillic?

No. Maname supports Latin, Latin Extended, Sinhala and Vietnamese, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Maname?

Maname was designed by Pathum Egodawatta, Mooniak. It was added to Google Fonts in July 2024.