Karla Font

The Karla font is a grotesque sans-serif family in Latin and Tamil. Designed by Jonny Pinhorn and released in 2011 through Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License. The designer, Jonny Pinhorn, is a U.K.-based freelance and typographic designer. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Reading and the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design.

 His inspiration for this font is rooted in his interest in Indian scripts and typography. However, he worked in India for an Indian type of foundry for 3 to 4 years.

The Karla sans-serif typeface was generated for Tamil and Latin scripts. “Initially, the font was limited to the Latin family. Eventually, it became a part of the variable font after several updates. The Latin script is part of the family, with Roman and Italic styles. It comprises a complete range of weights, from extra-light to extra-bold. 

Additionally, it supports the maximum number of languages, including South-Eastern European, Central European, and Western. 

The Klara font is available in both open type and true type. In addition, this font has a regular weight and 167 characters in its version 1.000 with no fixed pitch. The font has 116 glyphs and 154 unique characters. However, the Caravel font is the most similar to the Karla font. 

Usage

Kalra font is ideal for designing the shapes that provide great simplicity and minimalism. This font is mostly used for designing display projects. However, This beautiful typeface is useful for creating logos, website designs and templates, blog designs and templates as well.

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Karla font family

Font information

NameKarla Font
DesignerJonny Pinhorn 
Style Grotesque sans-serif 
File FormatOTF, TTF
License Free for personal use

License Information

When it comes to any personal usage, this typeface is completely free to use. In the case of commercial projects, you will be required to purchase the font’s license directly from the creator of the typeface.

Karla is licensed under the SIL Open Font License (OFL)

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Font Family

  • Karla Regular
  • Karla Italic
  • Karla Bold
  • Karla BoldItalic

Similar Fonts

  • Neue Machina
  • Canela
  • Optima
  • Georgia
  • Didot
  • Sabon
  • Morion
  • Young Serif
  • Butler

Font pairing

  • Karla + Schneidler
  • Karla + Neue Machina 
  • Karla + Canela 

FAQs

Who designed the font?

Ans: Jonny Pinhorn and released in 2011 through Google Fonts under the SIL Open Font License.

Is it possible to download it for use on a PC or Mac?

Ans: Yes, you can safely download The Karla font on your PC and MAC.

How can it be used most effectively?

Ans: It can be used effectively on text baes projects.

What if I want to use this on an online platform?

Ans: This font can be used on any online platform. However, read the license details beforehand.

Is this font free to download and use?

Ans: Yes, for personal purpose using this font is free. You can use it for commercial as well but it is recommended to read the license information carefully.

Are there any other free fonts like this?

Ans: As a free alternative, you could use “Neue Machina.”

Is this font compatible with the web?

Ans: You can use, but it is recommended to contact the original license holder.

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