# Sarabun font

> A Thai and Latin sans serif in eight weights with italics, known from official documents in Thailand.

Sarabun is a sans serif for Thai and Latin text, credited to Suppakit Chalermlarp and produced by Cadson Demak. Sarabun has eight weights from Thin 100 to ExtraBold 800, each with an italic, as 16 static files. It is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 and suits documents, forms and bilingual websites.

## Facts

- Classification: [Sans Serif](https://trendhub.net/fonts/category/sans-serif)
- Designed by: Suppakit Chalermlarp
- License: SIL Open Font License 1.1 (https://openfontlicense.org/open-font-license-official-text/)
- Styles: 16 (Thin 100, ExtraLight 200, Light 300, Regular 400, Medium 500, SemiBold 600, Bold 700, ExtraBold 800; with italics)
- Variable font: No
- Glyphs: 777
- Character sets: latin, latin-ext, thai, vietnamese
- Last updated: 2025-09-11
- Official source: https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Sarabun
- Page: https://trendhub.net/fonts/sarabun
- Tagged for: Body text, Interfaces, Editorial

## About Sarabun

Sarabun is a sans serif family that covers the Thai and Latin scripts in one design. The official notes describe it as the open release of the typeface known as TH Sarabun New, explain that the name refers to documentary affairs, and say that Thailand's Government Gazette is set in it. In the Latin specimen the strokes swell and thin slightly, the apertures are open and the lowercase is moderately tall, giving a humanist rather than geometric texture. The family has eight weights, Thin, ExtraLight, Light, Regular, Medium, SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold, each with an italic, 16 styles in all, supplied as static files; it is not a variable font. Each font holds 777 glyphs for the Thai, Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese character sets. Suppakit Chalermlarp is credited as designer.

## License

SIL Open Font License 1.1. Copyright 2018 The Sarabun Project Authors (https://github.com/cadsondemak/Sarabun)

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 documents**: Thai and Latin letters come from one design, so bilingual reports, letters and forms keep an even texture across both scripts.
- **Official and administrative paperwork**: Thailand's Government Gazette is set in this typeface, and Regular with Bold covers body text and headings in the same manner.
- **Websites with Thai content**: Eight weights give a Thai-language site separate cuts for navigation, body copy and headings without mixing families.
- **Long reading**: Regular and Light with their italics handle paragraphs, emphasis and captions in articles and manuals.
- **Presentations and slides**: SemiBold, Bold and ExtraBold provide titles that match the body text set in the lighter weights.

## Things to know

- **Static files only**: Sarabun is supplied as 16 separate TTF files, one for each weight and italic. There is no variable version in the package.
- **The range stops at ExtraBold**: The heaviest weight is ExtraBold 800; the family has no Black.
- **Thai and Latin in one font**: Each file carries the Thai character set next to Latin, Latin Extended and Vietnamese.

## FAQs

### Is Sarabun free for commercial use?

Yes. Sarabun is published 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 must stay under the same license.

### Who designed Sarabun?

Sarabun is credited to Suppakit Chalermlarp. The font's name table lists Cadson Demak as manufacturer, and the copyright notice names The Sarabun Project Authors.

### How many weights does Sarabun have?

Sarabun has eight weights, from Thin 100 to ExtraBold 800, and each has an italic, which makes 16 styles.

### Is Sarabun a variable font?

No. Sarabun is not a variable font; every weight and italic is a separate static file.

### Which languages does Sarabun support?

Sarabun contains the Thai character set and the letters needed for English and other Latin-script languages such as French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Polish and Vietnamese.

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