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Munshi Devanagari

Indian Type Foundry · Ninad Kale · 2015

serifhumanist serif
Munshi Devanagari specimen from Indian Type Foundry

A five-weight Devanagari text family by Ninad Kale, designed for sustained reading with classical proportions, diagonal contrast axis and generous counters.

About

Munshi Devanagari follows the conventions of traditional Devanagari text faces, with a diagonal contrast axis, high stroke contrast and large counter forms that aid character recognition at text sizes. The five weights from Light to Bold offer dramatic contrast between ends of the range, making mixed-weight editorial settings effective. It is suited to Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit across books, magazines and digital publishing.

Classification

A Devanagari serif with diagonal contrast axis and high stroke contrast, following classical proportions of traditional Devanagari text typefaces. Classified as serif due to its calligraphic contrast and terminal structure analogous to Latin serif conventions.

Weights

LightRegularMediumSemiboldBold

Languages

Devanagari

Tags

devanagariseriftexteditorialhumanisthigh-contrastcalligraphicpublishing

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