# Arya font

> A high-contrast sans for Devanagari and Latin in Regular and Bold, with thick stems and thin joins.

Arya is a two-script type family, Devanagari and Latin, led by Eduardo Tunni and built around a high-contrast sans serif design with thick stems and thin joins. Arya has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, and no italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headings and short text in Hindi and English.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Eduardo Tunni
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 2 (Regular 400, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 806
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Arya
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/arya
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Editorial, Bold

## About Arya

Arya is a sans serif family for Devanagari and Latin in which stroke contrast does the work that serifs do elsewhere. Vertical stems are thick, while the arches of n and m, the bowls and the horizontal bars thin sharply where they meet the stems, a pattern clear in the specimen's lowercase and numerals. According to the official notes the Devanagari began as a design numbered 1201 from Modular InfoTech and was smoothed for this release, and the Latin was drawn new to match it in weight and size. The family has two styles, Regular and Bold, with 806 glyphs each. Eduardo Tunni, a designer based in Buenos Aires, leads the project, and the name table credits Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni together with Modular Infotech.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2013, Eduardo Tunni (http://www.tipo.net.ar edu@tipo.net.ar), with Reserved Font Name 'Sintony'

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

- **Hindi and English headings**: The Latin was drawn to match the Devanagari in weight and size, so mixed-script titles keep an even colour.
- **Magazine and news titles**: Thick stems against thin joins give a sans serif headline some of the sparkle of a contrasted serif.
- **Pull quotes and standfirsts**: Regular at medium sizes shows the contrast without the weight of the Bold.
- **Brand names in two scripts**: A name can be written in Devanagari and Latin using the same two weights.

## Things to know

- **Two styles, no italic**: Arya consists of Regular and Bold. Emphasis has to come from the Bold, since no italic exists.
- **Thin joins at small sizes**: The joins and horizontals are much thinner than the stems, a contrast drawn to be seen at heading sizes.
- **Static fonts**: Arya is supplied as two static files and is not a variable font.

## FAQs

### Is Arya free for commercial use?

Yes. Arya is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows use in personal and commercial work, modification and redistribution. The font cannot be sold on its own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Arya?

Arya is led by Eduardo Tunni. The font's name table credits Eduardo Rodriguez Tunni and Modular Infotech, whose earlier design is the origin of the Devanagari.

### How many weights does Arya have?

Arya has two weights, Regular 400 and Bold 700, without italics.

### Does Arya support Hindi?

Arya includes the Devanagari script, used for Hindi and other languages, together with Latin letters for English, German, French, Turkish, Polish and other European languages.

### Is Arya a serif or a sans serif?

Arya is a sans serif. Its strong contrast between thick and thin strokes is unusual for the class, but the letters carry no serifs.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/arya (trendhub)