Kavivanar

Classification

Font Technology

Static font

1 weight, 1 style

How To Use Kavivanar

To use Kavivanar in your web project, either search Google Fonts and use their embed code or host the font on your server and use the CSS below. Note: fonts served by Google Fonts may be missing some OpenType features that are available in the original font.

Download Kavivanar

@font-face {
  font-family: 'Kavivanar';
  src: url('<YOUR SERVER PATH>Kavivanar-Regular.ttf') format(woff2);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
}

Description

Kavivanar is a unique handwriting font that supports the Tamil and Latin scripts. It is somewhat bold, and slightly slanted, a typical Tamil handwriting style where an incline is popular. The letterforms show a calligraphic pen stress that brings an aliveliness to the letters, and provides texture in body text settings. It works well with both body text and display text because of the intriguing rhythm. The slanted letterforms for Tamil are inspired from a manuscript by Kavivanar M. A. Azeez (1948-2002), a Tamil poet and educator who lived in the east coast of Sri Lanka. The Kavivanar project is led by Tharique Azeez, a type designer based in Sri Lanka. To contribute, see github.com/enathu/kavivanar

Designer

Tharique Azeez

Tharique Azeez is a typeface designer, font engineer & lettering artist based in Sri Lanka. His work encompasses experimentation with multiple digital and analogue media to create letterforms. He is making fonts since 2013. He seeks to explore new visuals and shapes with a specific focus on the Tamil letterforms.

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Kavivanar regular

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