Tajawal

Tajawal is a modern Arabic typeface with a matching sans serif Latin, released in seven weights. It is a practical default for websites, apps, dashboards and brand systems that run in Arabic and English side by side.

Design character

Tajawal was created by Boutros Fonts, with Mourad Boutros and Soulaf Khalifeh credited as designers. Its foundry describes it as following a modern geometric style while still respecting the rules of Arabic calligraphy. Low stroke contrast, open counters and simple terminals give it a restrained appearance. Check the smallest labels on the actual screen; geometric construction alone does not establish readability.

It belongs to the modern sans serif Arabic fonts, the Arabic counterpart of the neutral sans faces used in most interfaces.

Seven weights

The full range is available for download and preview here:

Best uses and real limits

• Interfaces and web: navigation, forms, cards and body text on screen. Compare Arabic fonts for websites using the same form and menu labels, including error messages.
• Bilingual branding: the Arabic and Latin were drawn to work together. For a bilingual Arabic and Latin layout, test both scripts in full sentences to balance their apparent size and weight.
• Print: signage, packaging and reports where a clean, contemporary voice fits.

Limits: Tajawal is neutral by design. For a book, a classical text or a formal invitation, a Naskh such as Amiri reads more naturally. For a headline with a handwritten, traditional feel, try Aref Ruqaa. If your text needs full harakat (حركات, short-vowel marks), check the marks at your target size in the preview before choosing it.

Coverage

Tajawal covers Arabic and Latin. Its own Latin is a sans serif companion, so you can set a bilingual page with a single family.

Latin pairing

The built-in Latin is the simplest option. If your brand already uses another sans, compare one with similar low contrast and open shapes: Inter, Work Sans or Source Sans 3 are free candidates. A contrasting serif can also work, but compare a complete paragraph before using the pairing throughout a document.

License in plain words

Tajawal is released under the SIL Open Font License 1.1 (copyright 2018 Boutros International). You can use it free of charge in commercial projects, embed it in websites, apps and documents, and modify it. You cannot sell the font by itself. The license text ships in the download.

Try it

Compare the same interface labels in Almarai and IBM Plex Sans Arabic before settling on a contemporary Arabic family.

Type a name or a slogan with the online Arabic keyboard and switch the preview to Tajawal. To weigh it against the other styles, read how to choose an Arabic font.