Marhey

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What do I do with this?

Just want to use the font? Click "Get this font on Google Fonts" to download it or add it directly to a document, design tool (like Canva or Photoshop), or your computer's font list.

Building a website? Click "Copy Font Code" to copy a short snippet, then paste it into your website's HTML (usually inside the <head> section) to use this font on your site.

Marhey is an Arabic display typeface with a distinctive handcrafted quality that draws from calligraphic traditions while feeling contemporary. Its letterforms have generous curves, variable stroke weights, and an informal energy that makes it feel warm and expressive without being sloppy. It has a cultural specificity that gives any design using it a clear sense of place and authenticity. The overall personality is confident and approachable, suited for contexts where you want visual interest without resorting to purely decorative or novelty-style type.

Marhey works well as a headline or logotype font for brands targeting Arabic-speaking audiences or for products that want to communicate cultural connection and craftsmanship. It fits naturally in food and beverage branding, particularly for restaurants, cafes, or packaged goods with a regional or artisan identity. It is also a solid choice for editorial headers in digital magazines or cultural publications where the display font needs to carry personality on its own, separate from the body copy below it.

Best suited for: Headlines, logotypes, and display contexts for Arabic-language branding, cultural publications, and artisan food and beverage packaging seeking distinctive visual presence.

Design considerations: The five available weights from 300 to 700 offer flexibility for hierarchy and emphasis while maintaining the typeface's handcrafted character across applications. Its display category positioning and calligraphic foundation suggest pairing with supporting typefaces rather than using it for extended body text.

Pairing guidance: Pair Marhey with Lateef for warm, traditional compositions, Noto Naskh Arabic for neutral professional contexts requiring serif formality, or Cairo for contemporary sans-serif contrast that keeps designs feeling modern while respecting the display font's cultural specificity.

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Which languages does Marhey support?

Marhey includes 3 character sets:

• Arabic: Arabic, Persian and Urdu
• 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

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

Can I use Marhey commercially?

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