Shrikhand

Instant CSS & Tailwind Generator

Snippet updates automatically to match whichever weight you select above.

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.

Shrikhand is a bold display typeface with roots in Indian vernacular lettering, specifically drawing from the Gujarati script tradition adapted into Latin characters. It carries a heavy, upright structure with rounded terminals and high contrast between strokes, giving it a chunky, confident appearance. The letterforms have a handcrafted quality without feeling rough or informal — they sit somewhere between a vintage poster type and a contemporary display face. It reads as energetic and assertive, with enough cultural specificity to feel distinctive but enough polish to work across commercial contexts.

For real-world use, Shrikhand works well as a headline font for food and beverage brands, particularly those with South Asian or street food positioning where the type needs to carry personality alongside the product. It also suits festival branding, event posters, and music promotions where a loud, eye-catching typographic presence is the goal. In editorial contexts, it can serve as a display header for culture, lifestyle, or travel publications that want to break from standard sans-serif or serif headline conventions and establish a stronger visual voice on the page.

Best suited for: Consider Shrikhand for headlines in food and beverage branding, festival posters, event promotions, and editorial design where a distinctive, energetic typographic presence is needed.

Design considerations: Shrikhand's single regular weight and limited variants may require careful sizing and hierarchy planning in multi-level layouts. Its bold, rounded character works best at display sizes where its confident structure and handcrafted quality can command attention without overwhelming supporting content.

Pairing guidance: Pair Shrikhand with Raleway or Lato to provide neutral, readable body text and secondary hierarchy that won't compete with the display font's visual weight, or combine it with Pacifico to reinforce an informal, approachable tone across headlines and accent elements.

Pairs well with

Shrikhand at a glance

Shrikhand styles

Shrikhand character map

Which languages does Shrikhand support?

Shrikhand includes 3 character sets:

• Gujarati: Gujarati
• 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 Shrikhand commercially?

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

Fonts similar to Shrikhand

Shrikhand FAQ