Tiro Bangla

serif · Designed by Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Neelakash Kshetrimayum

Tiro Bangla: A quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize five gunboats

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Tiro Bangla is a serif typeface designed with careful attention to both the Bangla script and the Latin alphabet, making it a genuinely bilingual font rather than an afterthought pairing. The Bangla letterforms follow classical typographic conventions with clean strokes, balanced proportions, and moderate contrast between thick and thin elements. The overall character is formal and scholarly without feeling stiff. It reads with clarity at text sizes and holds up well in longer passages, which is not always the case with scripts that carry complex conjunct characters and diacritics. The Latin companion follows suit, offering a traditional serif feel that aligns tonally with the Bangla side.

In practice, Tiro Bangla is a strong choice for academic publishing, educational materials, or any content that requires bilingual Bangla-English presentation where consistency between scripts matters. Literary publications, whether print or digital, benefit from its readability and its respectful treatment of the Bangla script tradition. It also works well for government or institutional websites serving Bengali-speaking communities, where clarity and a degree of formality are expected rather than a liability. The font does its job without drawing attention to itself, which in text-heavy contexts is exactly what you want.

Best suited for: Consider Tiro Bangla for editorial layouts, publishing, brand storytelling, feature headings, and reading-focused projects that call for a serif foundation.

Design considerations: This ProFont page provides 2 available variants, giving the family room to establish emphasis and hierarchy without changing typefaces. Test the selected weights with real project copy, spacing, and line lengths before committing to the final layout.

Pairing guidance: Consider Libre Baskerville for editorial headings or longer supporting text, Source Sans 3 for body copy, navigation, or interface text, and DM Mono for code, data, labels, or technical details, assigning each family a distinct role alongside Tiro Bangla.

Pairs well with

Libre Baskerville Source Sans 3 DM Mono

Tiro Bangla at a glance

Designer

Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Neelakash Kshetrimayum

License

SIL Open Font License 1.1

Added to Google Fonts

May 2022

Last updated

June 2026

Styles

2 (1 weight + italics)

Classification

Serif

Character sets

3

Distributed via

Google Fonts

All 2 Tiro Bangla styles

Weight Name Upright Italic
400 Regular Aa Bb Gg 123 Aa Bb Gg 123

Tiro Bangla 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 ! ? & @ # % $ € £ ( ) [ ] { } . , : ; " ' - / * + =

Bengali (sample)

অ আ ই ঈ উ ঊ এ ঐ ও ঔ ক খ গ ঘ চ ছ জ ঝ

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

Which languages does Tiro Bangla support?

Tiro Bangla includes 3 character sets:

  • Bengali: Bengali and Assamese
  • 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 Tiro Bangla commercially?

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

Is Tiro Bangla free for commercial use?

Yes. Tiro Bangla 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 Tiro Bangla include?

Tiro Bangla comes in a single weight, Regular (400), with a matching italic.

Does Tiro Bangla support Cyrillic?

No. Tiro Bangla supports Bengali, Latin and Latin Extended, but not Cyrillic.

Who designed Tiro Bangla?

Tiro Bangla was designed by Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Neelakash Kshetrimayum. It was added to Google Fonts in May 2022.