Noto Sans Malayalam
sans serif · Google
നമസ്കാരം
Malayalam · മലയാളം · Text tool
Malayalam font styles: preview Malayalam text in 7 free fonts
Type your Malayalam text and see it in every open-licence Malayalam font. Pick a size and colours, then download any style as a PNG that looks the same on every phone.
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Manjari
sans serif · Santhosh Thottingal
നമസ്കാരം
Gayathri
sans serif · SMC, Binoy Dominic
നമസ്കാരം
Chilanka
handwriting · SMC, Santhosh Thottingal
നമസ്കാരം
Anek Malayalam
sans serif · Ek Type
നമസ്കാരം
Noto Serif Malayalam
serif · Google
നമസ്കാരം
Baloo Chettan 2
display · Ek Type
നമസ്കാരം
01 · About Malayalam fonts
Choosing a Malayalam font for Malayalam.
Manjari, Gayathri and Chilanka are Malayalam fonts from the Swathanthra Malayalam Computing community, alongside Noto and Anek. Old Malayalam DTP text (ML-TT, Karthika) is in legacy fonts and must be converted first.
The 7 families here include 4 sans serif, 1 serif, 1 display, 1 handwriting. Everything below is licensed under the SIL OFL, so you can use the fonts in commercial work, and each designer is credited in the table.
Unicode text keeps its look only where the font is installed. Posting to Instagram, WhatsApp or a thumbnail? Use the PNG button on a card.
Letters to check
Malayalam relies on these characters. If a decorative font shows a box or a different font for one of them, it doesn’t cover it.
ൺ ൻ ർ ൽ ൾ ൿ ഴ റ ് ക ഷ
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02 · Credits & licences
7 Malayalam fonts, 5 designers or foundries.
Every font is SIL Open Font License 1.1: free for personal and commercial use.
| Font | Style | Designer | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noto Sans Malayalam | sans serif | SIL OFL 1.1 | |
| Manjari | sans serif | Santhosh Thottingal | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Gayathri | sans serif | SMC, Binoy Dominic | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Chilanka | handwriting | SMC, Santhosh Thottingal | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Anek Malayalam | sans serif | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Noto Serif Malayalam | serif | SIL OFL 1.1 | |
| Baloo Chettan 2 | display | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
03 · Letter coverage
Malayalam’s distinctive letters, font by font.
We looked inside each of the 7 font files and checked whether it contains a glyph for the letters Malayalam relies on, and for every assigned character of the Malayalam block (118 characters). This only checks that a glyph exists, not how well the font draws a conjunct.
The letters, and how they are stored
- ൺU+0D7A
- ൻU+0D7B
- ർU+0D7C
- ൽU+0D7D
- ൾU+0D7E
- ൿU+0D7F
- ഴU+0D34
- റ്റU+0D31 + U+0D4D + U+0D31
- ക്ഷU+0D15 + U+0D4D + U+0D37
What we found
- All 7 fonts contain every one of the 11 distinctive characters above.
- 4 of 7 fonts contain every assigned character of the Malayalam block: Noto Sans Malayalam, Manjari, Anek Malayalam, Noto Serif Malayalam.
- The most gaps are in Baloo Chettan 2, which has 100 of 118 block characters.
- Noto Sans Malayalam118 of 118
- Manjari118 of 118
- Gayathri117 of 118 · lacks U+0D04
- Chilanka117 of 118 · lacks U+0D04
- Anek Malayalam118 of 118
- Noto Serif Malayalam118 of 118
- Baloo Chettan 2100 of 118
Counts come from a character-map lookup in the self-hosted font files (SIL OFL), generated by scripts/gen-font-coverage.mjs.
04 · FAQ
Questions about malayalam font style preview
How do I make Malayalam text look stylish?
Type your Malayalam text above, pick a font card you like and press PNG to download it as an image, or copy the text and set it in that font in Word or Canva. The 7 fonts here are free under the SIL Open Font License, so you can use them for posters, thumbnails and social posts.
Why do Malayalam fonts disappear when I paste the text into social media?
Pasted text is plain Unicode: the letters without the font. Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook show it in their own Malayalam font. Use the PNG button for a picture that keeps the style everywhere.
Which Malayalam font should I use?
Manjari, Gayathri and Chilanka are Malayalam fonts from the Swathanthra Malayalam Computing community, alongside Noto and Anek. Old Malayalam DTP text (ML-TT, Karthika) is in legacy fonts and must be converted first.
Are these fonts free for commercial use?
Yes. All 7 Malayalam fonts on this page are SIL Open Font License 1.1: free for personal and commercial use, including in images and videos. Don’t sell the font files themselves. The designers are listed in the table on this page.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Your text stays in the browser and the PNG is drawn on your device.