# Hind font

> A Devanagari and Latin sans in five weights, built for user interfaces, with flat-cut stroke ends.

Hind is a Devanagari and Latin sans serif created by Manushi Parikh at the Indian Type Foundry, which first published it in 2014. Hind has five weights from Light 300 to Bold 700 as static files, with 987 glyphs that include Devanagari conjuncts. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and was developed for user interface design.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Indian Type Foundry
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 5 (Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 987
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Hind
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/hind
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces

## About Hind

Hind is a sans serif family for the Devanagari and Latin scripts, developed for user interfaces. Its letters have a humanist build with strokes that look almost monolinear, and most strokes end in a flat horizontal or vertical cut, which the specimen shows on the Latin c, e and s; apertures are open. The two scripts are scaled to each other: the Devanagari headline sits just under the Latin capital height, the base characters being 94% as tall as the capitals. The vowel marks lean traditional, the knotted terminals inside the base letters more contemporary. Hind has five static weights, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold, without italics, and is not a variable font. The fonts on this page hold 987 glyphs, among them many Devanagari conjuncts. The Indian Type Foundry first published Hind in 2014; its designer is Manushi Parikh. The license is the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2014, Indian Type Foundry (info@indiantypefoundry.com).

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 app and website interfaces**: Hind was developed for interface design, and its open apertures keep short Devanagari labels clear on screen.
- **Hindi and English in one layout**: Devanagari base characters are 94% of the Latin capital height, so the two scripts line up in mixed text.
- **Long Devanagari text**: A large set of conjuncts is built in, which lets words in Hindi, Marathi or Nepali be composed correctly in paragraphs.
- **Dashboards and settings screens**: Five weights from Light to Bold mark headings, values and secondary text without changing typeface.
- **Embedded device displays**: The foundry recommends Hind for embedding in electronic displays.

## Things to know

- **Five static files**: Each weight is a separate file; Hind is not a variable font.
- **No italic**: Hind has upright styles only.
- **Glyph count**: The files described here hold 987 glyphs, while the official description mentions a higher figure for the family.
- **The specimen shows Latin only**: The sample image is set in Latin letters; the Devanagari letterforms are in the same files.

## FAQs

### Is Hind free for commercial use?

Yes. Hind 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 Hind?

Hind was designed by Manushi Parikh for the Indian Type Foundry. The font itself also names Satya Rajpurohit.

### How many weights does Hind have?

Hind has five weights: Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700.

### Does Hind support Hindi?

Yes. Hind includes a Devanagari subset with conjuncts, and its official notes describe support for the major languages written in Devanagari. Latin letters are included as well.

### Is Hind a variable font?

No. Hind is not a variable font; it is distributed as five static files.

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