# Kufam font

> An Arabic and Latin typeface for signage and wayfinding, rooted in early Kufi inscriptions, in six weights with italics.

Kufam is a bilingual Arabic and Latin sans serif intended for information design such as signage and wayfinding. Wael Morcos designed the Arabic and Artur Schmal the Latin. Kufam is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900, six weights with italics, 2,271 glyphs, and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Original Type, Wael Morcos, Artur Schmal
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 12 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800, Black 900; with italics)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–900)
- Glyphs: 2271
- Character sets: arabic, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-02
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Kufam
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/kufam
- Tagged for: Headlines, Branding, Bold, Signage

## About Kufam

Kufam is a sans serif family that pairs Arabic and Latin for information design. Its Arabic, by Wael Morcos, looks back to Kufi inscriptions of the seventh century; the dark, condensed shapes of that script also informed the Latin lowercase by Artur Schmal, whose capitals come from the sign and shop lettering seen in Amsterdam in the early twentieth century. In the specimen the Latin has squared curves, a capital A with a rounded top and a leaning left stroke, and V and W drawn with one curved side. Kufam is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900: six weights from Regular to Black, each with an italic, 12 styles. The fonts hold 2,271 glyphs for Arabic, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese, under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2019 The Kufam Project Authors (https://github.com/originaltype/kufam)

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

- **Bilingual signage and wayfinding**: Kufam was conceived for information design, with Arabic and Latin drawn to stand together on the same sign.
- **Arabic and English branding**: One family in six weights covers a name, a tagline and small print in both scripts.
- **Transit and venue information**: Weights from Regular to Black separate destinations, directions and secondary notes.
- **Posters and titles**: ExtraBold and Black bring out the squared curves and the round-topped A at large sizes.
- **Interfaces in two scripts**: Arabic, Latin Extended and Vietnamese character sets sit in the same files, so a product needs one typeface for several locales.

## Things to know

- **Nothing lighter than Regular**: The weight axis runs from 400 to 900. There are no Light or Thin styles.
- **Two variable files**: The package contains an upright and an italic variable font, each with the full weight range.
- **Distinctive Latin capitals**: The round-topped A and the asymmetric V and W follow Amsterdam sign lettering and differ from conventional sans capitals.

## FAQs

### Is Kufam free for commercial use?

Yes. Kufam is licensed under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which permits personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and modified versions remain under the same license.

### Who designed Kufam?

Wael Morcos designed the Arabic of Kufam and Artur Schmal its Latin. The name table gives Original Type as the manufacturer.

### How many weights does Kufam have?

Kufam has six weights, Regular 400 to Black 900, each with an italic, which makes 12 styles.

### Is Kufam a variable font?

Yes. Kufam is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 900, in separate upright and italic files.

### Does Kufam support Arabic?

Yes. Kufam is a bilingual design whose Arabic letters are inspired by seventh-century Kufi inscriptions; the Arabic script is part of its 2,271 glyphs.

### Which Latin-script languages does Kufam support?

Kufam includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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