# Gotu font

> A high-contrast sans with flared, calligraphic strokes, drawn by Ek Type for Devanagari and Latin in one weight.

Gotu is a single-weight typeface from Ek Type that sets Devanagari written with a canted nib beside a modulated, flared sans serif Latin. Gotu has one Regular style with 1,614 glyphs covering Devanagari, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Gotu is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, invitations and brand names.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Ek Type
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 1 (Regular 400)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 1614
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Gotu
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/gotu
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Invitations, Elegant

## About Gotu

Gotu is a high-contrast typeface for Devanagari and Latin with round curves, large loops and open counters. The official notes describe the Devanagari as written with a traditional canted nib and then loosened with expressive, irregular structures, and the Latin as a modulated sans serif that keeps a calligraphic stress. In the specimen the Latin strokes swell and thin clearly, stems flare slightly at their ends instead of carrying serifs, and letters such as a, t and u finish in a small flick. The family has one Regular style and is not a variable font. Its 1,614 glyphs cover Devanagari, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Ek Type, a Mumbai collective of type designers, leads the project; the font's name table credits Sarang Kulkarni and Kailash Malviya. Gotu is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2016 Ek Type (www.ektype.in)

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 mixing Devanagari and Latin**: Both scripts share one calligraphic contrast, so a bilingual title keeps a single voice.
- **Invitations**: Flared strokes and round loops give names and dates a pen-written formality without a script face.
- **Brand names**: A word in the Latin capitals shows the thick-thin modulation that separates Gotu from an even-stroke sans.
- **Book and monograph titles**: At title sizes the contrast and the flicked terminals are visible; with one weight, Gotu suits a cover line more than chapters of text.

## Things to know

- **Regular only**: Gotu has no bold or italic, so hierarchy has to come from size or colour.
- **Devanagari is the primary script**: Google Fonts lists Devanagari as the family's primary script; the Latin accompanies it.
- **Vietnamese included**: The Latin side extends to Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Gotu free for commercial use?

Yes. Gotu is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1: it may be used in personal and commercial work, modified and redistributed. It cannot be sold by itself, and a modified version must keep the same license.

### Who designed Gotu?

Gotu is credited to Ek Type, a collective based in Mumbai. The name table inside the font names Sarang Kulkarni and Kailash Malviya.

### How many weights does Gotu have?

Gotu has one weight, Regular 400, without italic. It is not a variable font.

### Is Gotu a serif or a sans serif?

Gotu is classed as a sans serif. Its Latin letters have strong thick-thin contrast and flared stroke ends but no separate serifs.

### Which scripts and languages does Gotu support?

Gotu covers the Devanagari script and the Latin letters needed for English and other languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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