# Maitree font

> A wide serif from Cadson Demak that pairs long-serifed Latin with looped Thai, in six weights from ExtraLight to Bold.

Maitree is a serif typeface from the Thai foundry Cadson Demak that combines a wide Latin with long serifs and a looped Thai. Maitree has six weights, ExtraLight 200 to Bold 700, without italics, and 765 glyphs covering Thai, Latin and Vietnamese. Maitree is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits editorial text and headings.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Cadson Demak
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 6 (ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 765
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, thai, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Maitree
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/maitree
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Branding, Editorial

## About Maitree

Maitree is a serif family for Latin and Thai whose name is the Thai word for friendliness. Its Latin letters are wide, with long flat serifs and terminals that curve unevenly, which the specimen shows most clearly in the a, r and y. The Thai is of the looped kind, and the official notes describe its loop terminals as larger than usual and the placement of vowels and tone marks as carefully managed for readability. Six upright weights run from ExtraLight 200 to Bold 700; there are no italics and no variable font. Each file holds 765 glyphs covering Thai, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese character sets. Cadson Demak, a Thai type foundry, leads the project, and the fonts are published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright (c) 2015, Cadson Demak (info@cadsondemak.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

- **Thai and English publications**: Thai and Latin were drawn together, so bilingual pages keep one texture across both scripts.
- **Text with a historical flavour**: The official notes recommend the asymmetric terminals for work that calls for an antique manner, such as heritage and museum material.
- **Magazine headings**: ExtraLight and Light show off the long serifs at large sizes, while SemiBold and Bold give compact, dark titles.
- **Body copy in reports**: Regular and Medium have wide, open letters that stay clear in running text.

## Things to know

- **No italics**: Maitree has six upright weights and no italic style.
- **Similar Thai letters**: The notes warn that some Thai glyph pairs look alike, which can cause confusion in very short texts.
- **Wide set**: The letters are broad, so Maitree takes more line length than a narrow text serif at the same size.

## FAQs

### Is Maitree free for commercial use?

Maitree can be used in commercial and personal work under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the font cannot be sold by itself, and derivatives stay under the same license.

### Who designed Maitree?

Maitree comes from the Thai type foundry Cadson Demak. The font's name table credits the CadsonDemak Team.

### How many weights does Maitree have?

Maitree has six weights: ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold. It has no italics.

### What does the name Maitree mean?

According to the official notes, Maitree means friendliness in Thai.

### Which languages does Maitree support?

Maitree covers the Thai script and includes the Latin letters needed for English and languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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