# Kanit font

> A loopless Thai and Latin sans from Cadson Demak with flat-cut terminals, in nine weights with italics.

Kanit is a sans serif family for Thai and Latin from the Thai foundry Cadson Demak, combining a formal loopless Thai with a squarish Latin. Kanit has nine weights from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, as 18 static fonts. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits headlines, branding and interfaces.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Cadson Demak
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 18 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 763
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, thai, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Kanit
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/kanit
- Tagged for: Headlines, Interfaces, Branding, Bold, Tech

## About Kanit

Kanit is a sans serif typeface family that pairs a loopless Thai design with a Latin sans. The name is the Thai word for mathematics. In the Latin, humanist proportions meet curves flattened into capsule-like shapes, so letters such as o, c and e look slightly squared, and the lowercase is tall and wide. Stroke ends are cut at flat angles, a detail that lets letters sit closer together without losing clarity at small sizes. In the Thai, the simplified loopless forms were drawn with care to keep similar letters distinct. Kanit comes as 18 static files: nine weights from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic. It is not a variable font. The fonts hold 763 glyphs for Thai, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese. Cadson Demak leads the project, and the font's credits name the Katatrad Team.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2020 The Kanit Project Authors (https://github.com/cadsondemak/kanit)

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

- **Thai and English websites**: Thai and Latin were designed together, so mixed-script pages keep the same weight and rhythm.
- **Headlines and banners**: Flat-cut stroke ends allow tight letter spacing, and ExtraBold and Black give short titles strong presence.
- **Technology and startup branding**: Squared, capsule-like curves give names and slogans a contemporary, slightly futuristic look.
- **Interface labels**: A tall lowercase and nine weights cover buttons, tabs and section titles in both scripts.
- **Emphasis in both scripts**: Every weight has an italic, which is not a given in Thai families.

## Things to know

- **Static files only**: The package holds 18 separate files. There is no variable version in it.
- **The Thai is loopless**: Kanit uses the simplified, loopless style of Thai letters rather than the traditional looped forms.
- **No Cyrillic or Greek**: Coverage is Thai, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Kanit free for commercial use?

Yes, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. Kanit may be used in personal and commercial projects, modified and redistributed; it cannot be sold on its own, and a modified version keeps the same license.

### Who designed Kanit?

Cadson Demak, a Thai type foundry, leads the Kanit project. The font's credits name the Katatrad Team as designer.

### How many weights does Kanit have?

Kanit has nine weights, from Thin 100 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 18 styles.

### Is Kanit a variable font?

No. Kanit is not a variable font; each weight and style is a separate static file.

### Does Kanit support Thai?

Yes. Kanit is a Thai and Latin family, and its Thai is drawn in the formal loopless style.

### Which languages does Kanit support?

Kanit includes a Thai character set and the Latin letters needed for English, French, German, Polish, Turkish and Vietnamese, among others. Cyrillic and Greek are not included.

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