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About Khula.

Khula (खुला) is a contemporary text Devanagari typeface family designed by Erin McLaughlin as a compliment to Open Sans, a Latin family designed by Steve Matteson. Currently it has 5 weights and supports Hindi.

Thank you to Dave Crossland, Liang Hai, Vaishnavi Murthy, Sarang Kulkarni, Pablo Impallari, and all of the other Google Web Fonts contributors for your help with this project. Continued thanks to Fiona Ross and Tobias Frere-Jones for your guidance and training. Thanks to Miguel Sousa, Tal Leming, the RoboFont team, and the other font tool-makers who made this possible. Thank you to AM, Cailin, and my family for their support.

This project is led by Erin McLaughlin, a type designed based in Wichita, USA. To contribute, see Khula on GitHub.

Designer
Erin McLaughlin
Classification
Sans Serif
Coverage
227 languages
Package release
v17
Updated
Mar 3, 2026
Monthly usage
  • npm2,062 downloads last month
  • jsDelivr63,867 requests last month
License
OFL-1.1

Style and character

Visual characteristics associated with this family.

Characters and features

What this family includes and how its files are structured.

Explore glyphs →

Language and character coverage

Devanagari is the primary writing system.

  • 'AleQale · Latin
  • AdaraLatin
  • Ainu (Latin)
  • AlekanoGahuku · Latin
  • AmahuacaLatin
  • AmarakaeriLatin
  • AmisLatin
  • Arabic, Chadian SpokenLatin
  • ArapahoLatin
  • Artificial languages, World (Latin)
  • AsháninkaLatin
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Latin
  • AsuKipare · Latin
  • Awadhiअवधी · Devanagari
  • AwakLatin
  • Banda, West CentralLatin
  • BangwinjiLatin
  • BanjarLatin
  • Bantawa (Devanagari)
  • Batak TobaLatin
  • BedawiyetLatin
  • BembaChibemba · Latin
  • BenaEkibena · Latin
  • BenchLatin
  • BengaLatin
  • BetawiLatin
  • Bhojpuriभोजपुरी · Devanagari
  • Bhujel (Devanagari)
  • BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • BislamaLatin
  • Bodoबरʼ · Devanagari
  • Bodo (Latin)
  • BokobaruLatin
  • C’LelaLatin
  • CahungwaryaLatin
  • Camling (Devanagari)
  • Candoshi-ShapraLatin
  • CaquinteLatin
  • CebuanoBinisaya · Latin
  • Central DusunLatin
  • Chantyal (Devanagari)
  • ChhattisgarhiDevanagari
  • ChidurumaLatin
  • ChigaRukiga · Latin
  • Chin, HakaLatin
  • Chin, MatuLatin
  • ChokweLatin
  • ColoradoLatin
  • Comorian, NgazidjaLatin
  • CornishKernewek · Latin
  • Cuyonon (Latin)
  • DawroLatin
  • Dhanwar, Nepal (Devanagari)
  • Dhimal (Devanagari)
  • DikakaLatin
  • Dogri𑠖𑠵𑠌𑠤𑠮 · Devanagari
  • Dotyaliडोटेली · Devanagari
  • DrungLatin
  • Eastern Tamangतामाङ‎ · Devanagari
  • EnglishLatin
  • FijianVakaviti · Latin
  • FuliiruLatin
  • Gamale Kham, Devanagari
  • GamoLatin
  • Gelao, KlauLatin
  • GilberteseKiribati · Latin
  • Goan Konkaniगोवन कोंकणी · Devanagari
  • GofaLatin
  • Gujari (Devanagari)
  • GusiiEkegusii · Latin
  • GyeleLatin
  • HadiyyaHadiyyisa · Latin
  • HaniLatin
  • HiligaynonIlonggo · Latin
  • Hindiहिन्दी · Devanagari
  • Hmonghveb Hmub · Latin
  • Hmong NjuaLatin
  • Hmong, Northern QiandongHmong (Latin) · Latin
  • Hmong, Southern QiandongLatin
  • HoDevanagari
  • Huastec, San Luís PotosíLatin
  • IdoLatin
  • IndonesianIndonesia · Latin
  • InterlinguaLatin
  • Jamaican Creole EnglishJamiekan · Latin
  • KalangaLatin
  • KalenjinMarkweta · Latin
  • KanaujiDevanagari
  • Kangriकांगड़ी · Devanagari
  • KaondeLatin
  • Kharia (Devanagari)
  • KinyarwandaLatin
  • KitubaLatin
  • Klingon (Latin)
  • KombeLatin
  • KongoKikongo · Latin
  • KonjoLatin
  • KonkaniDevanagari
  • KuanyamaOshikwanyama · Latin
  • KurukhDevanagari
  • KutuLatin
  • KwereLatin
  • KʼicheʼQatzijob'al · Latin
  • Ladino (Latin)
  • Latin
  • LeleLatin
  • Lhomi (Devanagari)
  • Lingua Franca Nova, Latin
  • Lojban (Latin)lojban (Latin)
  • LomweLatin
  • Luba-LuluaTshiluba · Latin
  • LuguruLatin
  • LuoDholuo · Latin
  • LuvaleLatin
  • LuyiaLatin
  • MachameLatin
  • Magahiमगही · Devanagari
  • Maithiliमैथिली · Devanagari
  • Makhuwa-MeettoImeetto · Latin
  • MakondeChimakonde · Latin
  • Malay (Latin)
  • ManyikaLatin
  • Maranao (Latin)
  • Marathiमराठी · Devanagari
  • MasaabaLatin
  • Mauritian CreoleKreol Morisien · Latin
  • Mazatec, IxcatlánLatin
  • Middle High GermanLatin
  • MinangkabauBaso Minangkabau · Latin
  • MozarabicLatin
  • Munda (Devanagari)
  • Mundari (Devanagari)
  • Musi (Latin)
  • NaraLatin
  • NdambaLatin
  • NdauLatin
  • NdongaLatin
  • Nepaliनेपाली · Devanagari
  • NewariDevanagari
  • NgindoLatin
  • NguluLatin
  • North NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • NovialLatin
  • Nupe-Nupe-TakoLatin
  • NyankoleRunyankore · Latin
  • NyembaLatin
  • NyoroLatin
  • OkiekLatin
  • Old IrishLatin
  • Old ProvençalLatin
  • Old Welsh, Latin
  • OromoAfaan Oromoo · Latin
  • OtuhoLatin
  • Paite Chin, Latin
  • PampangaKapampangan · Latin
  • Pintupi-LuritjaLatin
  • PipilLatin
  • PogoloLatin
  • PohnpeianPohnpei · Latin
  • PökootMarkweta · Latin
  • Quechua, Arequipa-La UniónLatin
  • Quechua, AyacuchoLatin
  • Quechua, CajamarcaLatin
  • Quechua, CuscoRunasimi · Latin
  • Quechua, North JunínLatin
  • Quechua, Northern Conchucos AncashLatin
  • Quechua, South BolivianLatin
  • QʼeqchiʼLatin
  • Rapa (Latin)
  • RendilleLatin
  • Rinconada BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • RomboLatin
  • RundiIkirundi · Latin
  • RwaLatin
  • SamburuSampur · Latin
  • SanguShisango · Latin
  • Sanskritसंस्कृतम् · Devanagari
  • Santali (Devanagari)
  • SasakLatin
  • ScotsScots Leid · Latin
  • Seselwa Creole FrenchSeselwa · Latin
  • ShambalaKishambaa · Latin
  • SherpaDevanagari
  • Shipibo-ConiboLatin
  • ShonaChishona · Latin
  • SidamoLatin
  • SiksikaLatin
  • Sindhi (Devanagari)सिन्धी
  • SogaLusoga · Latin
  • SomaliSoomaali · Latin
  • South NdebeleisiNdebele · Latin
  • Southern TujiaLatin
  • SubaLatin
  • SwahiliKiswahili · Latin
  • Swahili, CongoLatin
  • SwatiSiswati · Latin
  • TaitaKidawida · Latin
  • TakwaneLatin
  • Talinga-BwisiLatin
  • Tedim ChinLatin
  • Thakali (Devanagari)
  • Thangmi (Devanagari)
  • Tiwi (Latin)
  • Tok PisinLatin
  • TongaLatin
  • TooroLatin
  • Totonac, PapantlaLatin
  • TsamaiLatin
  • TsongaXitsonga · Latin
  • TulaLatin
  • Tzeltal, OxchucLatin
  • Tzotzil, ChamulaLatin
  • VidundaLatin
  • VunjoLatin
  • Wancho Naga, Devanagari
  • WarlpiriLatin
  • West Albay BikolPandan Bikol · Latin
  • Wolaytta (Latin)
  • XhosaisiXhosa · Latin
  • Yakha (Devanagari)
  • YasaLatin
  • ZandeLatin
  • Zapotec, MiahuatlánLatin
  • ZayseLatin
  • ZhuangLatin
  • ZigulaLatin
  • ZuluisiZulu · Latin

Styles and weights

5 weights · Normal

Each weight is provided as a separate font file.

  • Light 300
  • Regular 400
  • Semibold 600
  • Bold 700
  • Extra bold 800

OpenType features

Availability can vary between files.

  • ABVMApplies the font’s abvm behavior during text shaping.abvm
  • ABVSApplies the font’s abvs behavior during text shaping.abvs
  • AKHNApplies the font’s akhn behavior during text shaping.akhn
  • BLWFApplies the font’s blwf behavior during text shaping.blwf
  • BLWMApplies the font’s blwm behavior during text shaping.blwm
  • BLWSApplies the font’s blws behavior during text shaping.blws
  • CJCTApplies the font’s cjct behavior during text shaping.cjct
  • HALFApplies the font’s half behavior during text shaping.half
  • HALNApplies the font’s haln behavior during text shaping.haln
  • KerningFine-tunes the space between specific pairs of characters.kern
  • NUKTApplies the font’s nukt behavior during text shaping.nukt
  • PRESApplies the font’s pres behavior during text shaping.pres
  • PSTSApplies the font’s psts behavior during text shaping.psts
  • RKRFApplies the font’s rkrf behavior during text shaping.rkrf
  • RPHFApplies the font’s rphf behavior during text shaping.rphf
  • VATUApplies the font’s vatu behavior during text shaping.vatu

License

Complete terms and attribution for this font.

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Attribution

Copyright (c) 2014, Erin McLaughlin (hello@erinmclaughlin.com). Digitized data copyright 2010, Google Corporation.

Copyright (c) 2014, Erin McLaughlin (hello@erinmclaughlin.com). Digitized data copyright 2010, Google Corporation.

This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
http://scripts.sil.org/OFL


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Provenance

Where the files came from and what Fontsource distributes.

View upstream project →
Provider
Google Fonts
Source files
5
Formats
TTF
Revision
130fcfb0ff
  • Khula-Bold.ttf Static · Normal · Bold 700 · Version 1.002;PS 1.0;hotconv 1.0.72;makeotf.lib2.5.5900; ttfautohint (v1.8.2) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 14 -D deva -f latn -a qsq -W -X "" · 152 KB
  • Khula-ExtraBold.ttf Static · Normal · Extra bold 800 · Version 1.002;PS 1.0;hotconv 1.0.72;makeotf.lib2.5.5900; ttfautohint (v1.8.2) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 14 -D deva -f latn -a qsq -W -X "" · 156 KB
  • Khula-Light.ttf Static · Normal · Light 300 · Version 1.002;PS 1.0;hotconv 1.0.72;makeotf.lib2.5.5900; ttfautohint (v1.8.2) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 14 -D deva -f latn -a qsq -W -X "" · 162 KB
  • Khula-Regular.ttf Static · Normal · Regular 400 · Version 1.002;PS 1.0;hotconv 1.0.72;makeotf.lib2.5.5900; ttfautohint (v1.8.2) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 14 -D deva -f latn -a qsq -W -X "" · 155 KB
  • Khula-SemiBold.ttf Static · Normal · Semibold 600 · Version 1.002;PS 1.0;hotconv 1.0.72;makeotf.lib2.5.5900; ttfautohint (v1.8.2) -l 8 -r 50 -G 200 -x 14 -D deva -f latn -a qsq -W -X "" · 151 KB