# Markazi Text font

> An Arabic and Latin text serif with moderate contrast and a compact build, variable from Regular to Bold.

Markazi Text is a serif family for Arabic and Latin, with Arabic glyphs by Borna Izadpanah under the design direction of Fiona Ross and Latin glyphs by Florian Runge. Markazi Text is a variable font with a weight axis from 400 to 700 and four named weights, released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 for print and screen text.

## Facts

- Classification: [Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/serif)
- Designed by: Borna Izadpanah, Florian Runge, Fiona Ross
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 4 (Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: Yes (wght 400–700)
- Glyphs: 1229
- Character sets: arabic, latin, latin-ext, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-05
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Markazi+Text
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/markazi-text
- Tagged for: Headlines, Body text, Editorial

## About Markazi Text

Markazi Text is a text typeface that joins an Arabic design to a Latin serif drawn to accompany it. The Arabic, designed by Borna Izadpanah with Fiona Ross as design director, has moderate stroke contrast and follows an earlier Arabic typeface by Tim Holloway, who encouraged the work; Gerry Leonidas started the project as a collaboration between the University of Reading and Google. Florian Runge's Latin echoes the Arabic. In the specimen its letters are compact, with a tall x-height, short ascenders and descenders, sturdy bracketed serifs and an even rhythm, so it looks small for its point size. The family is one variable file with a weight axis from 400 to 700 and four named weights: Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold. There is no italic. Its 1,229 glyphs cover Arabic, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2017 The Markazi Text Project Authors (https://github.com/BornaIz/markazitext)

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

- **Arabic and Latin in one document**: Both scripts were designed as counterparts, so reports, catalogues and websites that mix them keep a shared weight and rhythm.
- **Long articles**: Moderate contrast and compact proportions were chosen for continuous reading in print and on screen.
- **Headlines in the heavier weights**: SemiBold and Bold give titles and subheads more colour without leaving the family.
- **Space-saving columns**: Short ascenders and descenders let lines sit close together in narrow newspaper-style columns.

## Things to know

- **No italic**: Markazi Text has four upright weights only. There is no italic file or slant axis.
- **Nothing lighter than Regular**: The weight axis starts at 400 and ends at 700.
- **Looks small at a given size**: The compact Latin sets smaller than most text serifs, so expect to raise the font size a step or two.

## FAQs

### Is Markazi Text free for commercial use?

Markazi Text can be used in commercial work at no cost under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. The license also permits modification and redistribution; the fonts cannot be sold on their own, and derivatives stay under the same license. Check the license text for the exact terms.

### Who designed Markazi Text?

Borna Izadpanah designed the Arabic of Markazi Text with Fiona Ross as design director, and Florian Runge designed the Latin. Gerry Leonidas initiated the project between the University of Reading and Google.

### How many weights does Markazi Text have?

Markazi Text has four weights: Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600 and Bold 700. There are no italics.

### Is Markazi Text a variable font?

Yes. Markazi Text is a variable font with one axis, weight, from 400 to 700.

### Which languages does Markazi Text support?

Markazi Text carries the Arabic script and includes the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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