# Akatab font > A Tifinagh and Latin sans from SIL in six weights, made for writing Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat. Akatab is a sans serif from SIL for the Tifinagh script, made for the Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat languages and paired with Latin letters. Akatab has six upright weights from Regular 400 to Black 900 and 642 glyphs, including bi-consonant ligatures. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits books, school material and interfaces in Tifinagh. ## Facts - Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif) - Designed by: SIL International - License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/) - Styles: 6 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900) - Variable font: No - Glyphs: 642 - Character sets: latin, tifinagh - Last updated: 2025-09-10 - Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Akatab - Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/akatab - Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Editorial ## About Akatab Akatab is a Unicode sans serif whose purpose is to set Tifinagh, in particular for the Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat languages. Its OpenType programming forms the bi-consonant ligatures those orthographies use, and the font carries variant shapes of some characters so that personal and regional preferences can be met. The Latin half, shown in the specimen, is a plain humanist sans with open apertures and a two-storey a and g; the license notice credits Adobe for the Latin glyphs. Six static weights run from Regular 400 through Medium, SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold to Black 900, all upright. The fonts contain 642 glyphs in Latin and Tifinagh character sets. The catalogue credits SIL International, the font files and copyright say SIL Global, and Akatab is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 with Akatab as a reserved font name. ## License SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2010-2025, SIL Global (https://www.sil.org/), with Reserved Font Name "Akatab". Copyright (c) 2010-2019 Adobe (http://www.adobe.com/), with Reserved Font Name "Source" (Latin glyphs). Allowed: - Use the fonts in personal and commercial work, in print, on the web and in apps. - Modify the fonts and build new versions from them. - Redistribute the fonts, on their own or bundled with software, as long as the license text and copyright notice go with them. Conditions: - The fonts cannot be sold by themselves. - A modified version must stay under the same license and cannot use a Reserved Font Name without the copyright holder's permission. - The authors' names cannot be used to promote a modified version without permission. Summary only, not legal advice. Full text: https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/ ## Where it works - **Text in Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat**: These are the languages the font was built for, and it forms their bi-consonant ligatures through OpenType. - **Literacy and school material**: Six weights from Regular to Black allow headings, body text and emphasis in primers without leaving the script’s own font. - **Bilingual Tifinagh and Latin pages**: Tifinagh and Latin letters are drawn to sit together, so French or English glosses match the main text. - **Apps and websites in Tifinagh**: Medium and SemiBold give interface labels and buttons a step above Regular for hierarchy. - **Regional spelling conventions**: Alternate character shapes in the font can be selected where a community prefers a different form. ## Things to know - **No italic and no light weights**: All six styles are upright and the range begins at Regular 400. - **Latin coverage is basic**: The Latin part covers English and Western European languages; Turkish, Polish and other Central European languages are not among those with complete letters. - **Features depend on software**: Ligatures and character variants are OpenType features, so they appear only in applications that apply them; the package documentation describes how. ## FAQs ### Is Akatab free for commercial use? Akatab can be used in commercial projects without a fee under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modifying and redistributing the files, but the font may not be sold by itself and derivatives keep the same license. Modified versions also may not use the reserved name Akatab without permission. Read the license text for the exact terms. ### Who designed Akatab? Akatab comes from SIL, listed as SIL International in the catalogue and as SIL Global in the font files. The license notice also credits Adobe for the Latin glyphs. ### What script is Akatab for? Akatab is a Tifinagh font, developed for the Tamahaq, Tamashek and Tawallamat languages, with Latin letters included for mixed text. ### How many weights does Akatab have? Akatab has six weights: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold, ExtraBold and Black, numbered 400 to 900. It is not a variable font. ### Which languages does Akatab support? Akatab covers the Tifinagh script, and its Latin letters serve English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and the Nordic languages. --- Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/akatab (trendhub)