# Baloo Thambi 2 font

> The Tamil member of Ek Type's rounded Baloo 2 family, variable across five weights from Regular to ExtraBold.

Baloo Thambi 2 is the Tamil and Latin member of Baloo 2, a rounded display family by Ek Type; Aadarsh Rajan designed the Tamil. Baloo Thambi 2 is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800 and five named weights. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines and children's books.

## 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: 940
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, tamil, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-16
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Baloo+Thambi+2
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/baloo-thambi-2
- Tagged for: Headlines, Casual, Bold, Rounded, Kids

## About Baloo Thambi 2

Baloo Thambi 2 is a rounded display typeface that pairs the Tamil script with Latin. It is one of the ten families of the Baloo 2 project by Ek Type, each of which joins a single Indic or Arabic script to a shared Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese set. In the specimen the Latin has soft stroke ends, a lowercase f that dips below the baseline and compact, friendly proportions that grow chunky at ExtraBold. Baloo 2 extends the earlier Baloo to five weights, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold, and Baloo Thambi 2 delivers them as a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 800. The Tamil was designed by Aadarsh Rajan, the Latin collaboratively by Ek Type, with engineering help from Girish Dalvi. There are 940 glyphs. 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

- **Tamil and English headlines**: Tamil and Latin share one rounded design, so bilingual titles and banners keep the same weight and softness.
- **Children's books and learning apps**: Soft stroke ends and the bounce the designers kept in the lighter weights suit material for young readers.
- **Snack and toy packaging**: ExtraBold 800 gives a product name a chunky, approachable shape on shelf.
- **Social posts and stickers**: Five weights let a short caption contrast a heavy keyword with a Regular line beneath it.

## Things to know

- **Starts at Regular**: The weight axis begins at 400 and ends at 800. There is no light weight and no italic.
- **One variable file**: The package contains the variable font; the five static instances are not included.
- **One of ten script families**: Other Baloo 2 families carry other scripts under their own names; this one is the Tamil version.

## FAQs

### Is Baloo Thambi 2 free for commercial use?

Baloo Thambi 2 can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits changes and redistribution, but the fonts cannot be sold by themselves and modified versions must remain under the same license. Read the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Baloo Thambi 2?

Baloo Thambi 2 is by Ek Type. The official notes credit the Tamil to Aadarsh Rajan and the Latin to Ek Type collectively.

### Is Baloo Thambi 2 a variable font?

Yes. Baloo Thambi 2 is a variable font whose weight axis runs from 400 to 800.

### How many weights does Baloo Thambi 2 have?

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

### Which scripts does Baloo Thambi 2 cover?

Baloo Thambi 2 covers the Tamil script together with Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, including the letters for languages such as English, French, Turkish and Polish.

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