Noto Sans Gurmukhi
sans serif · Google
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Punjabi · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · Text tool
Punjabi font styles: preview Gurmukhi text in 5 free fonts
Type your Punjabi text and see it in every open-licence Gurmukhi font. Pick a size and colours, then download any style as a PNG that looks the same on every phone.
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Mukta Mahee
sans serif · Ek Type
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Anek Gurmukhi
sans serif · Ek Type
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Baloo Paaji 2
display · Ek Type
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Noto Serif Gurmukhi
serif · Google
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01 · About Punjabi fonts
Choosing a Gurmukhi font for Punjabi.
Gurmukhi has a short list on Google Fonts: Noto Sans/Serif Gurmukhi, Mukta Mahee, Anek Gurmukhi and Baloo Paaji 2. Gurbani and Punjabi newspapers often use legacy fonts such as AnmolLipi; those need converting to Unicode first.
The 5 families here include 3 sans serif, 1 serif, 1 display. 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
Punjabi relies on these characters. If a decorative font shows a box or a different font for one of them, it doesn’t cover it.
ੳ ਅ ੲ ੴ ਂ ੰ ੱ ਼ ਖ ਗ ਜ ਫ ੜ
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02 · Credits & licences
5 Gurmukhi fonts, 2 designers or foundries.
Every font is SIL Open Font License 1.1: free for personal and commercial use.
| Font | Style | Designer | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noto Sans Gurmukhi | sans serif | SIL OFL 1.1 | |
| Mukta Mahee | sans serif | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Anek Gurmukhi | sans serif | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Baloo Paaji 2 | display | Ek Type | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Noto Serif Gurmukhi | serif | SIL OFL 1.1 |
03 · Letter coverage
Punjabi’s distinctive letters, font by font.
We looked inside each of the 5 font files and checked whether it contains a glyph for the letters Punjabi relies on, and for every assigned character of the Gurmukhi block (80 characters). This only checks that a glyph exists, not how well the font draws a conjunct.
The letters, and how they are stored
- ੳU+0A73
- ਅU+0A05
- ੲU+0A72
- ੴU+0A74
- ◌ਂU+0A02
- ◌ੰU+0A70
- ੱ਼U+0A71 + U+0A3C
- ਖ਼U+0A16 + U+0A3Calso encoded as one code point, U+0A59
- ਗ਼U+0A17 + U+0A3Calso encoded as one code point, U+0A5A
- ਜ਼U+0A1C + U+0A3Calso encoded as one code point, U+0A5B
- ਫ਼U+0A2B + U+0A3Calso encoded as one code point, U+0A5E
- ੜU+0A5C
Letters marked “also encoded as one code point” exist both as a base letter plus a sign and as a single legacy code point that Unicode normalisation splits again. Type the pair; a well-made font draws both forms the same way.
What we found
- All 5 fonts contain every one of the 13 distinctive characters above.
- 2 of 5 fonts contain every assigned character of the Gurmukhi block: Noto Sans Gurmukhi, Noto Serif Gurmukhi.
- The most gaps are in Mukta Mahee, which has 79 of 80 block characters; it lacks U+0A76.
- Noto Sans Gurmukhi80 of 80
- Mukta Mahee79 of 80 · lacks U+0A76
- Anek Gurmukhi79 of 80 · lacks U+0A76
- Baloo Paaji 279 of 80 · lacks U+0A76
- Noto Serif Gurmukhi80 of 80
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 punjabi font style preview
How do I make Punjabi text look stylish?
Type your Punjabi 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 5 fonts here are free under the SIL Open Font License, so you can use them for posters, thumbnails and social posts.
Why do Punjabi 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 Gurmukhi font. Use the PNG button for a picture that keeps the style everywhere.
Which Punjabi font should I use?
Gurmukhi has a short list on Google Fonts: Noto Sans/Serif Gurmukhi, Mukta Mahee, Anek Gurmukhi and Baloo Paaji 2. Gurbani and Punjabi newspapers often use legacy fonts such as AnmolLipi; those need converting to Unicode first.
Are these fonts free for commercial use?
Yes. All 5 Gurmukhi 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.