# Baloo 2 font

> A rounded, friendly display family from Ek Type covering Devanagari and Latin in five weights.

Baloo 2 is a rounded display typeface family by Ek Type that pairs Devanagari with Latin. Baloo 2 is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800, giving five named weights from Regular to ExtraBold, and has no italics. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits friendly headlines, packaging and children's material.

## Facts

- Classification: [Display](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/display)
- Designed by: Ek Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 5 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–800)
- Glyphs: 1585
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Baloo+2
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/baloo-2
- Tagged for: Headlines, Casual, Bold, Rounded, Kids

## About Baloo 2

Baloo 2 is a display family with soft, rounded stroke ends and a slightly bouncy rhythm, an extension of the earlier Baloo project by Ek Type. In the specimen the letters are monoline and open, with a single-bowl g and a short curved f, and the heavier weights fill out into chunky, compact shapes. The family is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800 and five named weights: Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold. There are no italics. This family covers Devanagari, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese in 1,585 glyphs; sister families in the Baloo 2 project pair the same Latin with other Indic scripts and with Arabic. Devanagari and Latin were designed collaboratively at Ek Type, with font engineering by Girish Dalvi. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Baloo 2 Project Authors (https://github.com/EkType/Baloo2)

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

- **Headlines in Devanagari and Latin**: Both scripts are drawn in the same rounded style, so a bilingual title keeps one voice.
- **Children's books and learning apps**: Rounded ends and open letters, visible in the specimen, give short sentences a soft, approachable look.
- **Food and toy packaging**: ExtraBold 800 is heavy enough to carry a product name on a small label.
- **Social media graphics**: Five weights let a post stack a heavy headline over a lighter line of detail in the same family.
- **Onboarding screens and stickers**: Regular and Medium work for a few lines of friendly copy beside an illustration.

## Things to know

- **Regular is the lightest weight**: The weight axis starts at 400 and ends at 800. There is no light or thin style.
- **No italics**: Baloo 2 has upright styles only.
- **Other scripts are separate families**: This family holds Devanagari and Latin. The Baloo 2 project publishes other Indic scripts and Arabic under their own family names.

## FAQs

### Is Baloo 2 free for commercial use?

Baloo 2 can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution, but the font files cannot be sold on their own and derivatives must stay under the same license.

### Who designed Baloo 2?

Baloo 2 is by Ek Type; the font files credit Sarang Kulkarni and Ek Type. Girish Dalvi handled font engineering and assisted with type design.

### How many weights does Baloo 2 have?

Baloo 2 has five weights: Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700 and ExtraBold 800.

### Is Baloo 2 a variable font?

Yes. Baloo 2 is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800.

### What is the difference between Baloo and Baloo 2?

Baloo 2 extends the earlier Baloo project with additional glyphs, engineering improvements and a range of five weights.

### Which scripts does Baloo 2 support?

Baloo 2 covers Devanagari, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Its Latin includes the letters for English and other European languages such as French, German, Turkish and Polish.

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Source: https://trendhub.net/fonts/baloo-2 (trendhub)