Noto Sans Devanagari
sans serif · Google
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Nepali · नेपाली · Text tool
Nepali font styles: preview Devanagari text in 23 free fonts
Type your Nepali text and see it in every open-licence Devanagari font. Pick a size and colours, then download any style as a PNG that looks the same on every phone.
23 fonts · each loads when you scroll to it
Mukta
sans serif · Ek Type
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Hind
sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Noto Serif Devanagari
serif · Google
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Kalam
handwriting · Indian Type Foundry
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Laila
serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Baloo 2
display · Ek Type
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Tiro Devanagari Hindi
serif · Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow
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Tiro Devanagari Marathi
serif · Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow
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Tiro Devanagari Sanskrit
serif · Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow
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Yatra One
display · Catherine Leigh Schmidt
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Rozha One
serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Martel
serif · Dan Reynolds
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Sahitya
serif · Juan Pablo del Peral
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Gotu
sans serif · Ek Type
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Amita
handwriting · Eduardo Tunni, Brian Bonislawsky
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Khand
sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Eczar
serif · Rosetta, Vaibhav Singh
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Karma
serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Halant
serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Sarpanch
sans serif · Indian Type Foundry
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Kadwa
serif · Sol Matas
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Modak
display · Ek Type
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01 · About Nepali fonts
Choosing a Devanagari font for Nepali.
Nepali is typeset in the same Devanagari fonts as Hindi. Preeti, the font Nepali offices still use, is a legacy font, not Unicode: to move text from Preeti to Unicode use the Preeti to Unicode converter. The fonts below are all Unicode.
The 23 families here include 6 sans serif, 12 serif, 3 display, 2 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
Nepali relies on these characters. If a decorative font shows a box or a different font for one of them, it doesn’t cover it.
ङ ञ श ष स ज ् क
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02 · Credits & licences
23 Devanagari fonts, 10 designers or foundries.
Every font is SIL Open Font License 1.1: free for personal and commercial use.
| Font | Style | Designer | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noto Sans Devanagari | sans serif | SIL OFL 1.1 | |
| Mukta | sans serif | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Hind | sans serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Noto Serif Devanagari | serif | SIL OFL 1.1 | |
| Kalam | handwriting | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Laila | serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Baloo 2 | display | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Tiro Devanagari Hindi | serif | Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Tiro Devanagari Marathi | serif | Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Tiro Devanagari Sanskrit | serif | Tiro Typeworks, John Hudson, Fiona Ross, Paul Hanslow | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Yatra One | display | Catherine Leigh Schmidt | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Rozha One | serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Martel | serif | Dan Reynolds | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Sahitya | serif | Juan Pablo del Peral | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Gotu | sans serif | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Amita | handwriting | Eduardo Tunni, Brian Bonislawsky | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Khand | sans serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Eczar | serif | Rosetta, Vaibhav Singh | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Karma | serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Halant | serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Sarpanch | sans serif | Indian Type Foundry | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Kadwa | serif | Sol Matas | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Modak | display | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
03 · Letter coverage
Nepali’s distinctive letters, font by font.
We looked inside each of the 23 font files and checked whether it contains a glyph for the letters Nepali relies on, and for every assigned character of the Devanagari block (128 characters). This only checks that a glyph exists, not how well the font draws a conjunct.
The letters, and how they are stored
- ङU+0919
- ञU+091E
- शU+0936
- षU+0937
- सU+0938
- ज्ञU+091C + U+094D + U+091E
- क्षU+0915 + U+094D + U+0937
What we found
- All 23 fonts contain every one of the 8 distinctive characters above.
- 5 of 23 fonts contain every assigned character of the Devanagari block: Noto Sans Devanagari, Noto Serif Devanagari, Baloo 2, Tiro Devanagari Hindi, Gotu.
- The most gaps are in Hind, which has 94 of 128 block characters.
- Noto Sans Devanagari128 of 128
- Mukta127 of 128 · lacks U+0978
- Hind94 of 128
- Noto Serif Devanagari128 of 128
- Kalam94 of 128
- Laila100 of 128
- Baloo 2128 of 128
- Tiro Devanagari Hindi128 of 128
- Tiro Devanagari Marathi105 of 128
- Tiro Devanagari Sanskrit108 of 128
- Yatra One96 of 128
- Rozha One104 of 128
- Martel122 of 128 · lacks U+0900, U+094E, U+094F, U+0955, U+0975, U+0978
- Sahitya124 of 128 · lacks U+0900, U+0955, U+0971, U+0978
- Gotu128 of 128
- Amita122 of 128 · lacks U+0900, U+094E, U+094F, U+0955, U+0975, U+0978
- Khand104 of 128
- Eczar126 of 128 · lacks U+094E, U+0978
- Karma102 of 128
- Halant102 of 128
- Sarpanch104 of 128
- Kadwa127 of 128 · lacks U+0978
- Modak127 of 128 · lacks U+0978
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 nepali font style preview
How do I make Nepali text look stylish?
Type your Nepali 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 23 fonts here are free under the SIL Open Font License, so you can use them for posters, thumbnails and social posts.
Why do Nepali 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 Devanagari font. Use the PNG button for a picture that keeps the style everywhere.
Which Nepali font should I use?
Nepali is typeset in the same Devanagari fonts as Hindi. Preeti, the font Nepali offices still use, is a legacy font, not Unicode: to move text from Preeti to Unicode use the Preeti to Unicode converter. The fonts below are all Unicode.
Are these fonts free for commercial use?
Yes. All 23 Devanagari 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.