# Palanquin font

> A Devanagari and Latin text sans by Pria Ravichandran in seven weights, the two scripts drawn side by side.

Palanquin is a sans serif text family for the Devanagari and Latin scripts by Pria Ravichandran. Its monolinear Devanagari was designed alongside the Latin. Palanquin has seven weights from Thin to Bold, 1,226 glyphs and no italics, and is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. A heavier companion family, Palanquin Dark, extends it for display.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Pria Ravichandran
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 7 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 1226
- Character sets: devanagari, latin, latin-ext
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Palanquin
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/palanquin
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Minimalist

## About Palanquin

Palanquin is a sans serif text family in which Devanagari and Latin were drawn together instead of one being fitted to the other. The Devanagari is monolinear, and the Latin in the specimen is a humanist sans with open shapes, a moderate lowercase height and long, clean ascenders. The family has seven text weights, from Thin 100 to Bold 700, all upright; each is a static file with 1,226 glyphs covering Devanagari, Latin and Latin Extended. For darker settings the designer made a separate display family, Palanquin Dark, with details adjusted to the heavier colour; together the two are described as a superfamily. Pria Ravichandran, a type designer from India, leads the project and holds the copyright. The stated aim is a balance between typographic convention and a touch of liveliness.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2014 Pria Ravichandran (pria.ravichandran@gmail.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

- **Text set in Devanagari and Latin**: Both scripts were designed at the same time, so mixed paragraphs keep one texture.
- **Reading text on screens**: Regular and Medium serve body copy, and the family is described by its designer as made for the digital age.
- **Light interface text**: Thin, ExtraLight and Light give large numbers and titles a fine line, which few Devanagari families offer.
- **Headings with Palanquin Dark**: The heavier sibling family takes over for display sizes while Palanquin sets the text beneath.

## Things to know

- **No italics**: Palanquin has seven upright weights. There is no italic, and it is not a variable font.
- **Nothing heavier than Bold**: Styles above 700 are found in the separate Palanquin Dark family, not in Palanquin.
- **Seven separate files**: Each weight is its own TTF, so a page should load only the weights it uses.

## FAQs

### Is Palanquin free for commercial use?

Yes. Palanquin is published under the SIL Open Font License 1.1, which allows personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution. The fonts cannot be sold on their own, and modified versions stay under the same license.

### Who designed Palanquin?

Palanquin was designed by Pria Ravichandran, an Indian type designer who also leads the project.

### How many weights does Palanquin have?

Palanquin has seven weights: Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold and Bold. There are no italics.

### What is the difference between Palanquin and Palanquin Dark?

Palanquin holds the seven text weights. Palanquin Dark is a heavier display family with details adapted to its darker weight.

### Which scripts and languages does Palanquin support?

Palanquin covers the Devanagari script and the Latin script. Its Latin includes the letters needed for English and languages such as French, German, Turkish and Polish.

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